Biography

Sure, he's held a world record, run theOlympic torch and rubbed elbows with anAmerican president (not the present one),but the most important David Archibaldis a great children's entertainer. He haswritten for and performed on Sesame Street inNew York and CBC's Mr. Dressup. He hasbeen a featured performer at many concertseries across the country including shows atNathan Philips Square, Harbourfront andQueen's Park in Toronto.

David produced the first recording ofpop-star Avril Lavigne. His pop musiccompositions have been recorded with RCA.Fans of CBC Radio are familiar with hiswork.

National and Provincial Parks havecommissioned David to write and recordsongs celebrating their natural and culturalhistory. His interactive live performances inparks across Ontario have become summer-time favourites.

David’s award-winning song-writingworkshops are popular with schools, bothelementary and secondary, across theprovince. Students and teachers alike raveabout his fun-filled hands-on approach tocreativity.

Recordings include: Spirit of the Inland Sea;Pukaskwa: Songs of Superior; Savanna, Sand& Butterflies (Exploring Pinery in Song);Titanic: Pride of the White Star Line;Kingston Rocks! (a celebration of the firstCapital of United Canada); We Got the Rock!(a celebration of Superior's North Shore); St.Nora's Tower; and The Perilous Pirate'sDaughter.

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phone/fax: 613.378.2545davarch@persona.ca

www.davidarchibald.com

Green StreetAn earth-friendly environmental adventure,the fun is totally sustainable!

Green Street is an exciting interactiveexploration of today’s environmentalconcerns. Join David on an off-the-mapquest to find the road to a sustainablefuture. Students help direct the journeyas they: Learn more about the three Rs(reduce, reuse, recycle); Discoverthe realities of endangered species andspaces; Find the value and connectednessof a food web - all in a world of imagination,laughter, rhythm and rhyme. Theaudience contributes its own ideas andis presented with concrete solutions tosome everyday environmental challenges.Together with audience members, Davidhelps build a colourful giant puzzle.With a little work, every street can beGreen Street!

Titles include: ‘Plant a Tree,’ ‘R, R, R!(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle),’ ‘'Food-Chained Melody,’ ‘Karner BlueButterfly,’ ‘Purple Loosestrife,’ ‘FiveGreat Lakes,’ and more.

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Songwriting WorkshopsIn schools from Mississauga to Moose Factory,from Longlac to Kingston, David has sparkedyoung people's interest inthe creative art and craft ofsongwriting. Students areimmersed in rhyme,rhythm, language, songstructure, point-of-viewand more. In eachsession, participants willbrainstorm, research, write,perform and perhapsrecord their own masterpieces. Topics could rangefrom the environment to safety, from local history tocurrent events. There are no limits to the possibilities.David's song-writing project in Kingston receivedthe Ontario Heritage Foundation's YoungHeritage Leaders Award. His work with studentson Superior's North Shore earned a NationalHeritage Presentation Award nomination fromParks Canada.

Target age: 5 to 17 yearsWorkshop size: Up to 30 students

Workshop Quotes:re Kingston Rocks! (a CD and songwriting project tocelebrate Kingston's status as the first capital of UnitedCanada, 1841-44)

"Kingston celebrates the passion and talent thatDavid brings to his endeavours... It is so marvelousto see so many of the youth of Kingston participat-ing in this project...This recording will leave a lega-cy for the citizens of Kingston and is a wonderfullesson for the children involved and a unique wayfor them to learn about their local heritage."

- Isabel Turner, MAYOR, KINGSTON, ON

re We Got the Rock! (a CD and songwriting project cel-ebrating Pukaskwa Nation Park on Lake Superior)"A project that demonstrates so well how we canengage Canadians of all ages in the discovery of ourNational Parks and historic sites, through an expe-rience that they will remember, no doubt, for therest of their lives."

- Carol Sheedy, DIRECTOR GENERAL

FOR EASTERN CANADA, PARKS CANADA

Farmsteads to FrontlinesOntario's Role in Conflicts from 1812 to 1945

From the War of 1812, to the 1837 UpperCanada Rebellion and the Fenian raids of 1866;from the Riel Rebellions and the Boer War rightthrough WW I and II, David Archibald bringsthe military history of rural Ontario to life inFarmsteads to Frontlines - a multi-media pro-duction featuring 10 exciting original songs aswell as some wartime favourites. Audiencemembers actually become participants in theconflicts. Those familiar with Archibald's Spiritof the Inland Sea work will welcome anotherproduction from this engaging performer.

Join Pirate Bill Johnston as he plunders Britishships along the Thousand Islands in the early19th century. Chuckle along with "(We NearlyLost the Village) The Night We Won the War" - asSouthampton'svictory celebra-tion in 1918 nar-rowly averts dis-aster. Let thespirit of a youngPort Elgin soldierreveal the folly ofthe Boer War in"We D i e d f o rDiamonds." "ACheque and aCross" takesyou to a farm-house in Chesley where a mother learns of herson's death in Hong Kong in 1941. Work beside thewomen in local factories as they contribute tothe war effort in "The Gibbard Rockettes."

Experience local involvement in global conflicts bymeans of projections of archival photo-graphs and posters coupled with hauntingmelodies. You wil l not soon forget thefaces , the families and the fallen inFarmsteads to Frontlines.

Other titles include "K-K-Katy!" "Over There""Oh, How I Hate to Get up in the Morning" and"White Cliffs of Dover."

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sFarmsteads to Frontlines quotes:• "Music bring soldiers to life." - The Sun Times, Owen Sound

• "...Glimpses into the lives of everyday people at differenthistorical crossroads, it makes us laugh and cry." - L. Royea,teacher, Lakeland Trillium D.S.B.

• "Farmsteads to Frontlines provides the audience with a rareglimpse into the life of a soldier..." Napanee Beaver

Curriculum links: Conflict & Change, War of 1812

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We Got The Rock!A Superior Musical Adventure (thanks

to Pukaskwa Nat’l Park)

A grade 8 student is deniedpermission to go on his GradTrip unless he completes hisScience Fair Project. Withthis strong incentive, he sets outon an adventure that takes him to volcanoes,glaciers, lumber camps, voyageur routes and more -all within Ontario! This is an interactive extravaganzawhere the audience helps not only with the songsbut also with the construction of David's giantjigsaw puzzle of the northland habitat - learningalong the way.

An upbeat performance for grade 4 -8, featuringsongs written by Ontario students (with a little helpfrom David)

Songs in English, French and Anishnaabe. Titlesinclude: "We Got the Rock!" "The Water CycleSong," "Air, Water, Shelter, Food," "BeketekongPow-wow Blues," "Emmanuel, le voyageur" and more.

We Got the Rock! songs have been featured onCBC Radio and children's radio shows across thecontinent.

Curriculum links to: Habitat, First NationsPeoples, Early Settlements, Traditions &Celebrations, the Earth's Crust, the Water Cycle,Diversity of Living Things, Plants, Animals andmore.

PUKASKWA NATIONAL PARK PRESENTSWe Got the Rock!

A Superior Learning Experience

PUKASKWA NATIONAL PARK PRESENTSWe Got the Rock!Songs written by the students of Superior's North Shore

with a little help from David Archibald

A Superior Learning Experience