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Sharon, Lois and Bram, the best in their field Trio coming to town, Aug. 20 Sharon, Lois and Bram will be coming to Midland for two per- formances at Cen- tennial Arena, Aug. 20. The 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. shows should pack 'em) in and for every good reason Simply put, Sharon, Lois and Bram are the best musicians now recording for children on the face of this earth SHARON HAMPSON When children write Sharon, Lois & Bram fan letters they always draw Sharon smiling from ear te ear. With all her infectious swinging vitality and her mischievous fun, she sings with a tender, emotional directness that touches every heart, She has been surrounded by music all her life, coming from a close-knit musical fainily whose concerns were socially-conscious and compassionate. She grew up to the songs of Pau! Robeson and Pete Seeger and _ other politically active ar- lists, and much of her sense of commitment to music and the possibilities of un- derstanding between people reflects those carly influences. As a child she studied piano and cello, but she made her professional debut as a folksingver in a Toronto coffee house when she was just 17. She was sifting in the audience with some friends when someone announced her, stuck a guitar in her lap and said 'Sing!'. 'What else could | do, there was no turning back.' And she's been singing ever since. Her pure melodie voice was perfectly suited to the folk material she loved and had grown up with. She toured the folk clubs and festivals of North America, did some television in Los Angeles, and sang al Gerdes Folk City in New York, the Riverboat and the Bohemian Embassy in Toronto She settled down in Toronto with her husband Joe, a singer, songwriter, and member of The Travellers, and while raising two children, she appeared at the Mariposa Folk Festival, performed for Mariposa in the Schools and taught in the Music for Children program. She was the coordinator and host of the Harbourfront Children's Program, as well as coordinator of the Children's Area for the Mariposa Folk Festival. She sang frequently on radio and television, for CBC and CTV, and recorded two albums: 'Songs for Children and Other People' (a collection of French folk songs), and 'Down in Hickory Hollow'. Being part of Sharon, Lois & Bram is now more than a full-time career, bul Sharon still finds time, as do her colleagues, {0 par- ticipate in classroom workshops for Mariposa in the Schools. Her home is filled with music all day long: Joe plays bass and a bit of everything else, her daughter plays french horn and piano, her son bassoon and piano, and Sharon is now trying her hand at the tambourine. And when she and her family and_ friends gather for a party, they invariably end up singing. It is often said that children respond most fully to honesty and sincerity: atl | 1s, no wonder that Sharon is a vavourite with the children, They all seem to know that her smile is jus! as big as her heart. LOIS LILIENSTEIN Lois Lilienstein made a_ less-than-spectacular debut in show business at the age of five, when at an amateur talent show she nervously stepped 0n stage, looked over the audience and calmly announced, 'I be back when I be six.' She has since overcome her stagefright and now-- singing, dancing, fooling around, 'the one who never sits. still'- she is ta dynamic. per- former whose natural exuberance and sense of fun pul audiences im- mediately at their ease. Lois was introduced to music--mostly pop, jazz. big band and Broadway -- musicals-- while a babe in arms by her father, who sold insurance by day and played piano at wed- dings and bar mitzvahs by night. By the age of five, accompanied by her dad, she was singing all the pop songs of the day, and soon after was playing them on the piano. Then her mother enrolled her at a school for tap dancing. Lois would learn and her mother would watch and pick up the steps. They became 'The Goldberg Sisters' and together provided a total entertainment package at family gatherings. An accomplished classical and jazz pianist, Lois graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan. When she came to Toronto in 1966 with her husband, a professor of sociology, she _ fell inadvertently into a career as a child's performer. She began working with children as a volunteer mother at her son's nursery school, delving into folk musie and introducing the children to singing, crealive movement and musical games. In 1970 she established the only pre-school] music program in Toronto, Music for Children, for the North York Public Libraries; the program is still going strong after eleven years. She also gave concerts at the St. Lawrence Centre, Harbourfront, the Mariposa Folk Festival, and was a_ popular performer for the Mariposa in the Schools program. She organized the first Children's Area for the Folk Festival, and if became a model for other festivals in Canada and the U.S. As a music educator she was highly respected, and gave seminars and workshops on children and musi¢ for various Boards of Education, the Ontario Ministry of Education and local commiunity colleges. Through her long- standing fascination with children's street play, she has become an avid collector of playground games and rhymes, many of which appear on Sharon, Lois Firefighters responded Midland firefighters smoke-eaters quelled a grease fire in a kitchen to three calls On Saiurday, alarm. And Saturday night, & Bram's records. Despite her abundant energy and joie de vivre, Lois insists that she yearns for the quiet life. 'I love what I do, but my idea of heaven is to retire to a wooded glen--I'd be quite happy sewing and cooking (her recipe for brownies has acquired a fame all its own), reading, stret- ching out before the fire, and all that.' Few believe her. BRAM MORRISON Bram Morrison, ex- school teacher, professional folk singer and modern-day pied piper, left University to go on the road with the noted folklorist and singer, the late Alan Mills. AS guitar ac- companist and = ap- prentice to Alan Mills for four years, Bram travelled across the U:S.- andy Canada, building his own ex- tensive repertoire in English and French Canadian folksong. Between tours he was active in the Toronto folk music scene. singing frequently on television and al the Mariposa Folk Festival. His first performing teachers in the field and teachers-in-training was known and im- mensely respected all over the Province. His easy rapport with children and tongue-in- cheek sense of humour lead one to suspect there is quite a bit of the mischievous child left in him. There is also an inordinate curiosity about all manner of experience, however, was as an actor during his high school and university days, and many of the qualities that give special distinction to his musical performance today are part of the actor in him--his comic timing, his nicely- judged sense of the burlesque, his narrative skill, and above all his masterful gift for unusual subjects. If is mimicry. His ear is not uncommon to "find well-nigh faultless--he him sitting on the floor slips effortlessly into surrounded by open any accent, any musical dictionaries avidly genre--a versatile tracing the origins of expressive cntertainer words. The philosophy with an actor's talent of science also holds a for musical disguise. special interest for him: Through his 'I read Einstein to association with Alan relax: to me it's a kind Mills, Bram became of poetry." interested in working with and performing for - Sharon's, is thoroughly children. He entered musical. His wife Ruth Teachers' College and he credits with taught in the Toronto -- enlarging his knowledge school system for the of early pop music, Bram's family, like next seven years, five of Broadway show tunes them as an itinerant and classical music. music feacher. As a And he points with folksinger he worked justifiable pride to his with Mariposa in the Schools and Prologue to the Performing Arts, doing hundreds _ of concerts and workshops in Ontario schools. His work with children, granddaughter Lindsay, already an inveterate concert-goer, who mastered al the age of 18 months Three Little Monkeys, finger play perfect. President Lincoln's Own Band 'Descendants' Day' wey (1817-1856) is coming!! to the 4th annual at the Historic Naval and Military Establishments have responded to three calls since last Friday. Al 9:44 p.m., Friday, firefighters answered a call to HDH. That one turned out to be a false Costly collision on Hwy. 69 Penetanguishene Saturday, August 20th, firefighters answered a call to the scene of an accident at Hugel and Highway 93. at the Queen's Hotel on King Street. , The brigade's ex- An estimated $10,500 Irwing of Barrie and Raymer car, Sylvia i i i damage was tabulated Joyce Raymer of Webb of Scarborough, a de sae 10 a.mM. 7 6:00 p m following a two-car Agincourt were in- was rushed by am- required in that the ' ij crash, Saturday at 1:30 volved in the costly bulance to HDH_ suf- person snagged inside (Last admission at 4:30 m ) p.m., on Highway 69 crash after both fering injuries she the wreckage of one of : Pa near Port Severn's two vehicles, southbound at received in the mishap. the cars was freed | bridges, Midland OPP the time, were involved Raymer has since before , respondin RING accident reports show. in a rear-ender. been charged with firefighters cred ah gATU Cars driven by Roy -- A passenger in the following too closely. the scene F The 1st Marine Band of Michigan f RRR Ree President Lincoln's Uwn! Sulmmer. Parents 'A pageantry of colour with 80 musicians, should check children's play areas to ensure | pay "areas to ensure fthe dancers and ceremonial Marines. dugouts. dangerous us storm sewers or open °Di. wells. Children are . 7 ie eds fascinated by water, but a child can drown in about 10 em (4"), Backyard pools--even shallow wading pools-- ¢Descendants' Musket Salute ¢ Folk Dancing 133 picture perfect playgrounds °Crafts and more for you to discover. mus! be supervised : abet when children are at Ontario Provincial Parks FREE A D play. Remember, a Ministry of Hon. Alan W Pope child can drown in about (¥) Natural wt Foster Resources Cepuy Minster a 10 cn or 3-4" of water, and everyone is welco:ine so play it safe and be extra cautious 'this sui ner. The Canadian Red Cross Society has information for you on some simple precautions to take around the pool. Ontario For information, call toll free: -------- 1-800-268-3735 *, oy *, Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Hon Reuben Baetz Minister Ontario Page 10, Wednesday, August 17, 1983