Canada is for Kids: Volume 1 (CD)

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1. Something to Sing About– A little Canadian flag-waving
2. Little Trees – written by Michael for the TV program Sesame Street
3. I’se the B’y – a Newfoundland favourite
4. The Island – now the official song of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
5. Farewell Nova Scotia – WWI song of a man who lost three brothers at sea
6. V’la l’Bon Vent – French-Canadian Voyageur paddling song
7. Canada in My Pocket – significance of the symbols on our Canadian coins
8. This Land is Your Land – a true Canadian geography lesson
9. The Log Driver’s Waltz – an Ottawa Valley song about the logging industry
10. Lady Franklin’s Lament – Sir John Franklin’s wife quest on the fate the Northwest Passage expedition
11. Alberta Bound – A Toronto boy looses his heart to an Alberta girl
12. The Bluenose – the story of the country’s most famous schooner
13. Fly High– tribute to the nation’s aviators & theme song for Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame
14. Canada Is… almost an anthem for this country, and for Michael.

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Michael Mitchell is a former songwriter and recording artist for Sesame Street and co-host of CTV’s Storytime. Hespent 24 years as an Infantry Officer with The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada and has also been a military intelligence officer and paratrooper. He has been awarded Officer of the Order Military Merit, an honour higher than the Order of Canada. He has earned a black belt in Karate and is a qualified sailboat skipper. Michael was born in Montreal, Quebec and now lives in Victoria, BC.

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