Genre: | children's music |
Presenter: | Thomas Kines |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
Channel: | CBC Television |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Location: | Ottawa |
Runtime: | 15 minutes |
The Song Shop was a Canadian children's music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1958.
Tom Kines performed folk songs for children in this Ottawa-produced series. Episodes are set in a store which contains various items on which song selections were based. The debut episode, for example, dwelled on Irish music with guest violinist Janet Jameson who assisted Kines with a performance of "The Bard of Armagh."[1]
This 15-minute series was broadcast on Tuesdays from 1 July to 14 October 1958, normally at 5:15 p.m. The debut was broadcast at 4:15 p.m. due to Dominion Day programming.