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LATEST NEWS
le retour d’étienne brûlé
Mike’s new album - his first en francais - is now available!
le retour d’étienne brûlé is an original 12-song journey from 17th century Wendake/Huronia to 21st century Toronto.
Available now at Maple Music and iTunes.
The composition of this original French song-cycle was made possible by support from the Toronto Arts Council and The Canada Council for the Arts. The recording and production of "le retour d’étienne brûlé" was made possible by the Ontario Arts Council Chanson & Musique Program.
Lyrics to the songs from le retour d’étienne brűlé can be downloaded by clicking here (PDF).
****************************************************************Listen to Mike’s songs!
If you'd like to give a listen to some Mike Ford tracks, click here. That'll take you to a growing selection of Mike's recorded work. It's mostly just the audio with a still image (although Eastern Gap features a nice slide show of Seaway photos by Mike and David). Keep revisiting in the future, as the collection will soon include new unreleased songs, concert footage and more!
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Mike Ford’s 1812 Show!
The 1812-1814 conflict comes alive in music and words with Mike Ford's original songs about epic events (the invasion of Little York, Great Lake ship battles) famous characters (Tecumseh, Fitzgibbon) and unsung participants (farm-trampled settlers, deep woods couriers). Provoking boisterous audience interaction, challenging myths and assumptions, Flames Across the Border is a song-cycle show specially created for the War of 1812 Bicentennial – made possible by a Grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Federal Secretariat, 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 and a Grant from The Toronto Arts Council.To hear the songs and access lyrics and study guide, click on '1812'
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Mike is awarded a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
Mike was recently awarded a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his on-going project of Canadian History-based songs, recordings and concerts.Mike was nominated for this honour by The Historica Dominion Institute - check out their countless initiatives and programs that are helping ensure Canada’s past has a bright future.
The ceremony was at a wonderful (and tasty) event in Toronto's Distillery District. To say the least, it was quite humbling to be there with, among other amazing recipients, Canadians decorated for World War Two courage. Wow!
And the medal(!)...
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100 Days That Changed Canada
MIke is one of the contributing writers to this fabulous new HarperCollins book, featuring pages by the likes of Charlotte Gray, Ken Dryden, Peter Mansbridge, Lawrence Hill, Old Man Luedecke and more.
The handsome hardcover is available at Chapters/Indigo, or straight from its creators at Canada's History Society.
Superb gift!
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Newsletter Signup
Keep up with Mike Ford by signing up to the e-Newsletter here!
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Study Guides for Teachers
Now available on this site - comprehensive study guides for Mike's Canada Needs You performances, volumes One (Gr.6-8) and Two (Grade 10).
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