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New Video for families

Hello everyone! I am so excited to release the first single and video from my new family/children’s album Little Leaf! Here is our new video of the title track. It has long been my dream to shoot a one-take video, and in fact we only took one take of this, filmed on an iPhone in Algonquin Park by my pal Drew Birston. Watch all the way through to see our friends and families joining in 🙂   https://youtu.be/11AvH7YR2OQ

The song is inspired by my long-time collaborator, Ojibway Elder Dr. Duke Redbird, and the lyrics are based on conversations with Duke, and pulled from his poems ‘Little Leaf’ and ‘Sparrow’, which I really love. The lyrics speak to how all living beings around us are part of our community.  You can pick up a leaf, and name it – when you name the plants and the animals around you, they become personal, and you see them as part of your circle. The children in the video also represent little leaves, falling free from their parents and becoming independent, while forever connected to their family and natural environment.

And you can stream it here:  https://chrismckhool.lnk.to/LittleIP

The full album Little Leaf is releasing on Nov 7 with Fontana North, eleven songs celebrating our incredible planet, with song titles such as Five Great Lakes Song, Cosmic Storm, Miracle in My Backyard, Maple Magic, Place in the Choir, Walk and Roll, and lots more!

Musicians on the recording include my pals Kevin Laliberté, Drew Birston and Saskia Tomkins from Sultans of String, as well as incredible special guests Marito Marques, Rebecca Campbell, Chris Coole, Chris and Ken Whiteley, Doug Banwell, Ernie Tollar, Kevin Turcotte, a children’s chorus and more!

You can pre-order physical copies of the CD in Canada here https://fiddlefire.com/2025/08/little-leaf/

And we will see you live!  Sign up for our new Free/PWYC series for children and families at Burlington Performing Arts Centre (BPAC).  Kids sing along and can join the band on stage playing percussion instruments from around the world!  Come join the band!

Sept 28 – Fiddlefire! (exploring various world and jazz musical styles)

Nov 16 – Earth, Seas & Air – Also an album release with “Little Leaf”- (celebrating and nourishing our natural environment)

Dec 13 – Celebrate! (Celebrating many holidays observed here in Burlington and beyond)

MORE ABOUT MY FAMILY CONCERTS at https://fiddlefire.com/

thank you for listening!!