Ken Whiteley

Ken Whiteley
singer, songwriter, musician

Performances

Ken Whiteley is one of Canada’s pre-eminent performing artists. Ken has been called a playing encyclopedia for his vast repertoire, command of a wide variety of styles (including blues, gospel, swing, folk and his own compositions), and his prodigious ability on over a dozen instruments. Ken's songs have been covered by a half dozen artists and his walls are adorned with a dozen gold and multiple platinum records, but it is the immense joy that communicates from all his musical endeavours that make his work so unique. Ken's groundbreaking work bringing the world of roots music to children's recording has seen his productions sell five million copies and lead him to be called the godfather of children's music. Ken's latest recorded work is called Acoustic Eclectic and is part of a 3 CD box set, Three by Three: Old Friends Meet Again. As the title suggests, more than half a dozen styles are represented.

All the Seasons

JK-4

Ken takes students on a musical discovery of our natural world through folk, calypso and the blues exploring the seasons, days, animals and the water cycle. Whether an overview of a year or tailored to a specific season, this performance will stimulated the imagination and inform the mind, all with joyful wonder. Complimentary recording available.

Better with a Song

3-12

Students are introduced to songs that inspire, instruct and make this a better world. Using examples from the labour, civil rights, peace and environmental movements combined with Ken’s own award winning compositions, and presented within a historical context, students come to understand how music can influence and propel positive social and political change today.

Musical Mystery Machines
1-3

One of Canada’s pre-eminent performing artist, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ken Whiteley, leads students in an interactive sing-along that develops and reinforces the themes, concepts and vocabulary of simple machines. From a definition of work, through force, levers, wedges and gears, Ken introduces and reviews the primary physics curriculum.