Description
Michael has put together a 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.
