Shelley (I. Sheldon) Posen is a Canadian folklorist, singer and songwriter, a member of the folk trio Finest Kind, and a former writer of the 'Songfinder' column for Sing Out!. 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. He has written on traditional song, Canadian sports and cultural heroes, and the folklore of Canadian foods such as the butter tart.
Publications and articles
Old Bush Songs: The Centenary Edition of Banjo Paterson's Classic Collection (review) Folk Music Journal, January 1, 2007.
English-French Macaronic Songs in Canada - A Research Note and Query. Folksongs [2]
Posen, I.S. and Taft M. The Newfoundland Popular Music Project. Canadian Folk Music Journal 1 (1973) pages 17–23
Posen, I.S. and Sciorra, J. Brooklyn's Dancing Tower. Natural History 96(6) 1983 pages 30–37
Books authored
Posen, Sheldon and Erin Gursky (2015). Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada. Canadian Museum of History.
Posen, I. Sheldon (2004). 626 By 9: A Goal-by-Goal Timeline of Maurice the Rocket Richard's Scoring Career in Pictures, Stats, and Stories. Canadian Museum of Civilization. ISBN 0-660-19255-1.
The Canadian Pub Caroler compiled by Shelley Posen, OFC Publications, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2002. ISSM # m-706023-00-7
For Singing and Dancing and All Sorts of Fun (1988) ISBN 978-0-88879-178-8. Winner of the 1991 Porcupine Book Award
Posen, I. Sheldon; Joseph Sciorra; David M Kahn (1989). The Giglio: Brooklyn's Dancing Tower. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Historical Society. OCLC 22905350.
Posen, Shelley (2009). The Christmas Canoe. Illustrated by Magdalene Carson. Renfrew, Ontario, Canada: General Store Publishing House. ISBN 978-1-897508-35-0. OCLC 440090567.
Songs
For a listing of Shelley Posen's recorded songs to 2015, see http://shelleyposen.com/song-catalogue.html
No More Fish, No Fishermen
Having a Drink with Jane
When First I Stepped in a Canoe
S'mores
Everyone Loves Shabbes But the Chickens
The La-La-Latke Song
So How Come You Don't Have Tongue?
And We Sang 'Ha Lakhma Anya'
Fork Garden
Thanks for the Song
Christmas Trilogy
There's Always Money for a War
Solo CDs
Roseberry Road 2014
Menorah: Songs from a Jewish Life 2007
The Old Songs' Home 2003
Manna 2003
CDs as part of Finest Kind
Lost in a Song 1996
Heart's Delight 1999
Silks & Spices 2004
Feasts & Spirits 2004
For Honour & For Gain 2010
From Shore to Shore 2014
