Shelley (I. Sheldon) Posen is a Canadian folklorist, singer and songwriter, a member of the folk trio
Finest Kind,[2] and a former writer of the 'Songfinder' column for Sing Out![3] 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.[1] He has written on traditional song, Canadian sports and cultural heroes, and the folklore of Canadian foods such as the
butter tart.[4]
Publications and articles
Old Bush Songs: The Centenary Edition of
Banjo Paterson's Classic Collection (review) Folk Music Journal, January 1, 2007.
English-French
Macaronic Songs in Canada - A Research Note and Query. Folksongs[2]
Posen, I.S. and Sciorra, J. Brooklyn's Dancing Tower.
Natural History 96(6) 1983 pages 30–37
Books authored
Posen, Sheldon and Erin Gursky (2015). Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada. Canadian Museum of History.
Posen, I. Sheldon (2004). 626 By 9: A Goal-by-Goal Timeline of
Maurice the Rocket Richard's Scoring Career in Pictures, Stats, and Stories. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
ISBN0-660-19255-1.
The Canadian Pub Caroler compiled by Shelley Posen, OFC Publications, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2002. ISSM # m-706023-00-7 [5]
For Singing and Dancing and All Sorts of Fun (1988)
ISBN978-0-88879-178-8. Winner of the 1991 Porcupine Book Award[6]
Posen, I. Sheldon; Joseph Sciorra; David M Kahn (1989). The
Giglio:
Brooklyn's Dancing Tower. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Historical Society.
OCLC22905350.
Posen, Shelley (2009). The Christmas Canoe. Illustrated by Magdalene Carson. Renfrew, Ontario, Canada: General Store Publishing House.
ISBN978-1-897508-35-0.
OCLC440090567.
Posen, Shelley (2020). The Maple Syrup Maker's Alphabet. Illustrated by Magdalene Carson. Ontario, Canada: Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association. ISBN 978-0-9948927-2-0.