Shelley Posen


Shelley 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., by Randy Ray, undated. Accessed January 9, 2008. 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

;Books authored
;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