Shelley Posen

Shelley Posen
Born Toronto[1]
Residence Ottawa
Nationality Canadian
Other names Sheldon Posen, I. Sheldon Posen
Education PhD University of Pennsylvania
Occupation Curator of Canadian Folklife (ret'd)
Employer Canadian Museum of History
Known for Finest Kind, columnist for Sing Out!
Religion Jewish
Children son and daughter[1]
Website

Shelley (I. Sheldon) Posen is a Canadian folklorist, singer and songwriter, a member of the folk trio Finest Kind,[2] and a former writer of the 'Songfinder' column for Sing Out!.[3] 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 from 2001 to 2015.[1] He has written on traditional song, Canadian sports and cultural heroes, and the folklore of Canadian foods such as the butter tart.[4]

Publications and articles

Books authored

Music

Songs

For a listing of Shelley Posen's recorded songs to 2015, see http://shelleyposen.com/song-catalogue.html

Solo CDs
CDs as part of Finest Kind

References

  1. 1 2 3 When Two Careers Are Better Than One, by Randy Ray, undated. Accessed January 9, 2008.
  2. "Finest Kind". Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  3. Goliath Business News. "Shelley Posen". Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  4. Posen, Sheldon. "Butter Tart" (Web Article). Bill Casselman. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  5. "Ottawa Folklore Centre". Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  6. 1991 Porcupine Awards
  7. Canoesongs. "Shelley Posen". Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  8. Wolzinger, Keith. "Review: Menorah-Songs from a Jewish Life" (Web Review). Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  9. "WCVF FM Playlist "General Eclectic"". Retrieved 2008-02-14.

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