Sharon, Lois & Bram
Skinnamarink from Paul Leary, Founder “Grand Puba” -- It all started in 1978 when the three performers - singers who knew each other from the Mariposa Folk Festival - decided to record an album together. They produced 5,000 vinyl records (One Elephant, Deux Éléphants) using $20,000 collected from generous family members and friends. And the rest, as they say, is history with more than 4 million records sold, 2 hit TV series, concert tours, specials, appearances and a DVDs.
Above: Paul Leary with Sharon, Lois & Bram circa 1990.
Left: PL, SLB & Group, May 2008, Toronto, Canada.
Sharon, Lois & Bram (Old Yahoo) Fan Group
Sharon, Lois & Bram are multi-award winning recording artists, selling more than 4 million albums in their 30-year career. They have created and starred in various television specials and two popular television series: Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show, and Skinnamarink TV on The Learning Channel and on CBC in Canada.
September 2018 Celebrating 40 years of Sharon, Lois & Bram in Toronto at The Young People's Theatre with Sharon and Bram!
The Trio has produced 17 recordings, numerous compilations, three songbooks and a CD ROM. They have been invited to perform in every major Canadian concert hall, and many in the United States including The National Arts Center in Ottawa, Roy Thompson Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Centre, the Kennedy Centre, at New York's Palace Theater and the White House. Sharon, Lois & Bram's commitment to children does not end on the stage and on the screen: they have been Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF since 1988 and actively support causes that seek solutions to childhood hunger and illiteracy.
For their significant contributions to the development of children's music, the Trio were appointed to the Order of Canada. But to the many generations of families across North America that have shared their 30-year journey, Sharon, Lois & Bram will always be the music-makers who invite everyone, babies to grand folks, to be part of the music, to sing and be joyful together.
Paul Leary interviews Sharon, Lois & Bram, the audio can be found in the files section and video from Paul's 1991 interview can seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAd9-QRUwe8
In 2014 the trio had a Playground named in their honor in Toronto. Check out the video and pictures:
http://www.sharonloisbram.com/#!playgroundceremony/cqvb
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Sadly, on April 22, 2015, Lois Lilienstein passed away at age 78. Read the New York Times Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/arts/music/lois-lilienstein-78-of-the-childrens-trio-sharon-lois-bram-is-dead.html?_r=0
Rest in Peace, LOIS
