Description
PRICE REDUCED! The music charts for piano, guitar and recorder to the first volume of Michael’s collection of Canadiana songs that tell stories of the people, places and moments in history that help to define us as Canadians.
Songs include: Something to Sing About– A little Canadian flag-waving; Little Trees – written by Michael for the TV program Sesame Street; I’se the B’y – a Newfoundland favourite; The Island – now the official song of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Farewell Nova Scotia – From the First World War, the song of a man who lost his three brothers at sea; V’la l’Bon Vent – a 200-year-old French-Canadian Voyageur paddling song; Canada in My Pocket– Michael wrote this song to describe the significance of the symbols on our Canadian coins; This Land is Your Land– a true Canadian geography lesson; The Log Driver’s Waltz– an Ottawa Valley song about the logging industry; Lady Franklin’s Lament – the quest by Sir John Franklin’s wife to discover the fate of his ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition; Alberta Bound – A Toronto boy looses his heart to an Alberta girl; The Bluenose – the story of the country’s most famous schooner; Fly High – Michael wrote this tribute to the nation’s aviators as a theme song for Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame; Canada Is… – almost an anthem for this country, and for Michael.
