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Ken Whiteley

Kenneth David Whiteley
Born 30 Apr 1954Canada14 albums

Canadian folk musician, social justice advocate and children's entertainer

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Biography

Kenneth Whiteley (born April 30, 1951) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. He began performing folk music in the early 1970s, making frequent appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival and recording and touring with acclaimed children's performer Raffi. Whiteley frequently performed with his brother Chris Whiteley and later with his niece and nephew Jenny Whiteley and Daniel Whiteley. Whiteley has been honoured with numerous awards, including a Genie Award in 2004, and he was inducted into the Mariposa Festival Hall of Fame in 2008.

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People

Member of

Junior Jug BandKen Whiteley & the Paradise RevueeponymousScarlett, Washington & WhiteleyThe Original Sloth BandThe Whiteley Brothers

Children

Ben Whiteley

Brothers and sisters

Chris Whiteley

Songs written

  1. Comin’ Down the Chimneylyricist1977 · 10 releases
  2. Where Shall I Bearranger1979 · 9 releases
  3. Old MacDonald Had a Bandadapter1976 · 5 releases
  4. Anyhowarranger1979 · 1 releases
  5. Petercomposer, lyricist1979 · 1 releases
  6. Stranded on the Banksarranger1979 · 1 releases
  7. Wildernessarranger1979 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. One Light, One Sun2 versions
  2. Shake My Sillies Out2 versions
  3. 25th Hour of the Day
  4. A Circle & a Ball & a Box & a Square
  5. A Mystery
  6. A Smooth One
  7. A Talk With Time
  8. A Wedge
  9. Aberdeen
  10. All I Need
  11. All I Really Need
  12. Anansi
  13. Anyhow
  14. Apples and Bananas
  15. April in Paris
  16. As Nighttime Falls
  17. At The End Of The Day
  18. Baby Beluga
  19. Beneath Our Skin
  20. Big Wheel, Little Wheel
  21. Bird, Mole, Flower
  22. Biscuits in the Oven
  23. Boom Boom
  24. Both Shall Sing
  25. Bright Morning Star
  26. Calm in the Eye of the Storm
  27. Candlelight
  28. Christmas Time's a Coming
  29. Cluck, Cluck, Red Hen
  30. Coney Island Washboard
  31. Cosmic Course
  32. Count By Fives
  33. Day O
  34. De Colores
  35. Death Letter Blues
  36. Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends
  37. Douglas Mountain
  38. Down by the Riverside
  39. Down on Grandpa's Farm
  40. Easy to Change
  41. Energy
  42. Every Little Wish
  43. Everybody Has the Blues
  44. Everybody's Got To Be Tried
  45. Fais Dodo
  46. Falling Snow
  47. Family Tree
  48. Fast Freight Train
  49. Five Folks Singing
  50. Friction
  51. Friends and Ancestors
  52. Frosty the Snowman
  53. Frère Jacques
  54. Get At
  55. Get Happy
  56. Give It Up to God
  57. Give Me Just a Little More Time
  58. Going To German
  59. Going on a Picnic
  60. Going to Be
  61. Goodnight, Irene
  62. Greed Is a Flawed Organizing Principle
  63. Here I Stand
  64. Here Sits a Monkey
  65. Here With Me
  66. Hold to God's Unchangin' Hand
  67. Hole in the Clouds
  68. Horsey
  69. I Dreamed Last Night
  70. I Hear the Wind
  71. I Said Goodbye
  72. I'll Just Say I'm Fine
  73. If the Wind
  74. In My Garden
  75. It Takes Force
  76. It's Not Over Yet
  77. Jig Along Home
  78. Jingle Bells
  79. Join the Band
  80. Joshua Giraffe
  81. Just So
  82. Keep Going
  83. King's Highway
  84. Kumbaya
  85. Lay My Burden by the River
  86. Leaves
  87. Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés
  88. Les Zombis et les loups-garous
  89. Let Me Fly
  90. Let Me Rest Awhile
  91. Light of Love
  92. Like Me and You
  93. Listening
  94. Little Bird
  95. Livin' Is Good
  96. Lord You Lifted Me
  97. Lunch Counter Encounter
  98. Mandolin
  99. Millie Moonie's Laundry
  100. Mixed Up World
  101. Morningtown Ride
  102. Mostly Water
  103. Moving Things
  104. Must Be Santa
  105. My Dear Love
  106. My Journey to the Sky
  107. My Way Home
  108. New Growth
  109. Night Is Coming
  110. November
  111. Numbers On My Mind
  112. Oats and Beans and Barley Grow
  113. Octopus's Garden
  114. Old Rattler
  115. Old Toy Train
  116. On Christmas Morning
  117. One World Dance
  118. Open Up
  119. Open the Door
  120. Over in the Meadow

Albums

More Singable Songs
More Singable SongsRaffi with Ken Whiteley · 1977
The Corner Grocery Store
The Corner Grocery StoreRaffi with Ken Whiteley · 1979
Up Above My Head
Up Above My HeadKen Whiteley with The Original Sloth Band & The Honolulu Heartbreakers · 1979
Chris & Ken Whiteley in Junior Jug Band!
Chris & Ken Whiteley in Junior Jug Band!Chris & Ken Whiteley in Junior Jug Band · 1981
Raffi's Christmas Album
Raffi's Christmas AlbumRaffi with Ken Whiteley · 1983
One Light, One Sun
One Light, One SunRaffi with Ken Whiteley · 1985
Acoustic Eclectic
Acoustic EclecticKen Whiteley · 1995
Musical Mystery Machines
Musical Mystery MachinesKen Whiteley · 1997
Listening
ListeningKen Whiteley · 2003
Join the Band
Join the BandKen Whiteley · 2005
One World Dance
One World DanceKen Whiteley · 2007
Calm in the Eye of the Storm
Calm in the Eye of the StormKen Whiteley · 2020
Unseen Hands 12 Songs 12 Strings
Unseen Hands 12 Songs 12 StringsKen Whiteley · 2024
Keep Going
Keep GoingKen Whiteley · 2026

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