Shelley Posen

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Shelley Posen
Born
Nationality Canadian
EducationPhD University of Pennsylvania
OccupationCurator of Canadian Folklife (ret'd)
Employer Canadian Museum of History
Known for Finest Kind, columnist for Sing Out!
ChildrenA son and a daughter, [1] Mika Posen
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]

Contents

Publications and articles

Books authored

Music

Songs

For a listing of Shelley Posen's recorded songs to 2022, see http://shelleyposen.com/shelley-posen-song-catalogue/


Solo Albums


Albums as part of Finest Kind

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References

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