, and iTunes.Chris' CDs, Songbooks and Activity Guides are available ONLINE at: CDBABY, MapleMusic , and iTunes.
"Well crafted melodies and pleasing, understandable lyrics . . .HIS SONGS SUCCEED!"
- Ernie Coombs
(Mr. Dressup)
"Move over Bob Dylan and Tim Rice…[These] high
energy songs had everyone clapping and stamping their feet."
- Port Perry Weekend Star
NOTE: All four children's CDs are also available as instrumental CDs for use with school choirs and drama programs.
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FIDDLEFIRE!LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE 2009 JUNO-NOMINATED FIDDLEFIRE! CD HERE! |
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FiddleFire! 2. Everybody Loves to Drum 3. Mason’s Apron/ Ste. Anne's Reel 4. Mandolin 5. Django 6. Rainflower 7. Scat in the Hat 8. High Wire 9. Spider-Man 10. My Two-Stringed Erhu 11. Boogie Woogie Blues 12. Dance to the Music 13. Excerpt from Cantata No. 147 14. Burning Violin |
FiddleFire! is burning hot! Gypsy-jazz, blues,
world, rumba-flamenco, funk, classical, boogie woogie, East Coast fiddling,
dance party music and more… this musical romp around the world is
a celebration of creativity the entire family will enjoy! Have fun scat
singing, drumming, world cultures, and fiddles far and wide while grooving
and dancing along. |
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CELEBRATE! HOLIDAYS OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE2006 Parents' Choice Award Winner! |
| 1 Let's Celebrate In Canada 2 Circle Song 3 Chinese New Year 4 Chanukah, Oh Chanukah 5 Jingle Bells/ Vive Le Vent 6 Let's All Sing For Kwanzaa 7 We Light The Divas 8 A Whisper Of Peace 9 I Have Arrived 10 Carnival Time 11 Quviasuliqpunga 12 This Little Light of Mine 13 Dance For Halloween 14 Soon It Is Christmas 15 There Was A Little Baby 16 I'm Gonna Sing For Wintertime |
Inspired by travels across Canada and around the world, Chris celebrates the multicultural mosaic of our country with songs about Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Carnival (Quebec), Chanukah, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Diwali, Eid, Indigenous traditions, Kwanzaa (African-American), Ramadan and Winter Solstice. The CD is elegantly produced by Ken Whiteley (Raffi, Fred Penner) and features a who’s who of the Canadian World Music scene including George Gao on erhu (Chinese violin), Muslim singer Dawud Wharnsby-Ali, Yiddish singer Allan Merovitz, Indigenous singer/drummer Shannon Thunderbird, East-Indian flautist Ernie Tollar, traditional Chinese group Silk Road Music, Inuit singer Kendra Tagoona, Latin and Middle-Eastern percussionist Rick Lazar and others. "This music makes me feel like I am in a free country, like I can be anything I want!" - Nicole, age 9 AWARDS: |
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EARTH, SEAS & AIRParents' Choice Award Winner! |
| 1 When You're A Tree 2 We Must Take Care 3 B Is For Bicycle 4 Mother Earth 5 Tilling The Earth 6 No More Trash! 7 Biodiversity 8 The Rivers, Lakes And Seas 9 Sing For The Forests 10 Sur Le Point Des Animaux 11 Together We're Stronger 12 What A Beautiful Land 13 Web Of Life 14 I'm Gonna Sing Wintertime |
From the 2005 Green Toronto Award of Excellence winner and Environment Canada Action Award finalist comes this Parents' Choice Award-winning CD! 14 great songs including B is for Bicycle, a song celebrating the two-wheeler. Romp through a Canadian rain forest in When You're a Tree. And sing along to We Must Take Care, a children's anthem for the new millennium! Produced by Ken Whiteley (Raffi, Fred Penner). |
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TURTLE ISLAND! |
| 1 Turtle Town 2 A Little is Enough 3 I am a Turtle 4 Gray or White 5 Share Your Dreams 6 Turtle Soup 7 I'm Free 8 For All To Share 9 The Dam Must Fall 10 Back in Turtle Town |
The world's first turtle opera! Longbottom the Turtle discovers that a dam is blocking the river that brings water to his home. Can Longbottom, with the help of his new friends Kitchenai the hawk, Pshew the hungry alligator and Dompata the rabbit, get the water back before it's too late? On his journey Longbottom learns about friendship, bravery, and his own ability to create positive change. With vibrant original music and colourful characters, a cast of five magically portray this environmental fable. |
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Celebrate! Holidays of the Global Village: Songbook/Activity Guide
Lots of fun activities for home and school related to all the songs on the CD! Great explanations of all the faiths and religions, and lyrics blown up large for easy reading.
Earth, Seas & Air: Songbook/Activity Guide
Excellent companion to the CD for home and classroom use! This 50 page book has the music trabscriptions and lyrics to all 14 songs on the CD, as well as games, science experiments and curriculum-related discussion ideas!
Turtle Island!: Songbook/Activity Guide
This companion to the CD boasts grade by grade teaching materials matching expectations from the Ontario Curriculum and lyrics to all the songs! Also contains a handy directory of national environmental organizations to get you involved!
• Thanks to Ontario Arts Council for their support in creating new works
and recording Earth, Seas & Air, and ‘Turtle Island!”.
• Thanks to Toronto Arts Council for their support in creating new works.
• Thanks to FACTOR for their support promoting ‘Celebrate!’
We acknowledge the financial support of Canada's private radio broadcasters
as well as the Government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund for this project.
