Canadian Social History:
Songs & Stories of Canada
Below you will find sixteen 26-minute audio programs that teach students to sing songs from Canada’s past and present. These programs blend a mixture of stories, conversations, sound effects and songs into an interesting experience of Canadian history and folklore. Student participation is the key to Songs and Stories of Canada, as the class sings along with the performers.
Audience level: intermediate/junior

Part 1 · Moving West
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Part 2 · Saltchuck & Asphalt
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Part 3 · The Homesteaders
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Part 4 · The Parish Hall Dance
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Part 5 · The Immigrants
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Part 6 · Fishing East & West
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Part 7 · The Rush For Gold
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Part 8 · Songs Of The Deep Sea Sailors
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Part 9 · The Lumbering Woods
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Part 10 · Logging In the West
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Part 11 · The Miners
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Part 12 · Folk Instruments
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Part 13 · The Kangaroos Of Nova Scotia
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Part 14 · The Atlantic Provinces
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Part 15 · Songs And Stories Of Quebec
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Part 16 · The Songs Of The Land
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CANADIAN SOCIAL HISTORY: SONGS AND STORIES OF CANADA was produced by Canadian Folk Productions, and this Guide was written and produced by Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat.

