Shelley (I. Sheldon) Posen is a Canadian folklorist, singer and songwriter, a member of the folk trio Finest Kind, and a former writer of the 'Songfinder' column for ''

Sing Out! ''Sing Out!'' was a quarterly journal of folk music and folk songs that was published from May 1950 through spring 2014. It was originally based in New York City, with a national circulation of approximately 10,000 by 1960. Background ''Sing Out ...

'' In the 1970s, while still a graduate student, he was the Director of Mariposa in the Schools. He conducted fieldwork and recorded traditional songs extensively in the Ottawa Valley. He was Curator of Canadian Folklife at the Canadian Museum of Civilization/

Canadian Museum of History The Canadian Museum of History (french: Musée canadien de l’histoire) is a national museum on anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The purpose of the museum is to promote the heritage of C ...

from 2001 to 2015.''When Two Careers Are Better Than One''
by Randy Ray, undated. Accessed January 9, 2008. He has written on traditional song, Canadian sports and cultural heroes, and the folklore of Canadian foods such as the

butter tart A butter tart (french: tarte au beurre) is a type of small pastry tart highly regarded in Canadian cuisine. The sweet tart consists of a filling of butter, sugar, syrup, and egg, baked in a pastry shell until the filling is semi-solid with a c ...

Publications and articles

* ''Old Bush Songs'': The Centenary Edition of

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's Classic Collection (review) Folk Music Journal, January 1, 2007. * English-French

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Songs in Canada - A Research Note and Query. ''Folksongs'

* Posen, I.S. and Taft M. The Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Popular Music Project. '' Canadian Folk Music Journal'' 1 (1973) pages 17–23 * Posen, I.S. and Sciorra, J. Brooklyn's Dancing Tower. Natural History 96(6) 1983 pages 30–37 ;Books authored * Posen, Sheldon and Erin Gursky (2015). ''Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada.'' Canadian Museum of History. * * ''The Canadian Pub Caroler'' compiled by Shelley Posen, OFC Publications, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2002. ISSM # m-706023-00-7 * ''For Singing and Dancing and All Sorts of Fun'' (1988) . Winner of the 1991 Porcupine Book Award * * * Posen, Shelley (2020). ''The Maple Syrup Maker's Alphabet.'' Illustrated by Magdalene Carson. Ontario, Canada: Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association. ISBN 978-0-9948927-2-0.

Music

;Songs For a listing of Shelley Posen's recorded songs to 2022, see http://shelleyposen.com/shelley-posen-song-catalogue/ *

No More Fish, No Fishermen No More Fish, No Fishermen is a song whose lyrics were composed by Canadian folklorist and singer Shelley Posen, about the demise of the Newfoundland fishery. Although it was written in 1996, it is often assumed to be a traditional song. The tun ...

* Having a Drink with Jane * When First I Stepped in a Canoe * S'mores * Everyone Loves ''Shabbes'' But the Chickens * The ''La-La-Latke'' Song * So How Come You Don't Have Tongue? * And We Sang '''Ha Lakhma Anya * Fork Garden * Thanks for the Song * Christmas Trilogy * There's Always Money for a War * Long, Long Tunnel 2020 ;Solo Albums * ''Mazel'' 2022 * Old Loves 2022 * Ontario Moon 2019 * Roseberry Road 2014 * ''Menorah:'' Songs from a Jewish Life 2007 * The Old Songs' Home 2003 * ''Manna'' 2003 ;Albums as part of Finest Kind * Lost in a Song 1996 * Heart's Delight 1999 * Silks & Spices 2004 * Feasts & Spirits 2004 * For Honour & For Gain 2010 * From Shore to Shore 2014 * I Am Christmas 2018

References

External links

Shelley Posen
(official website)
BBC Four
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