TROUBADOUR
Mike Ford’s TROUBADOUR concerts draw from his bottomless trove of original songs that explore the wonders of the French Language, Canadian History, Sustainability, and Treaty Responsibility. TROUBADOUR takes audiences on a voyage through the fur-trade era, a many-angled look at The War of 1812, and a lightning speed tour of 20th Century Canada. Ford’s stories and call-and-response songs combine historical lore, storytelling, humour, and personal experience to open doors of intrigue and inquiry!
Les mots qui chantent / Canada Needs Songs
Mike Ford Song Workshops are designed to launch students into the creation of their own curriculum-focused topical song creations. Guiding student groups through lightning-fast creation stages exploring improv, brain-storming, song structure, rhyme & rhythm and on-the-fly editing, these workshops give students hands-on experience in lyric-based song creation and related themes of Approach, Intent, Genre, and Performance.
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