Yesterday morning we headed over to the Esplanade for the Peter Puffin concert as part of Environmental Week. Now, we’ve been to a Fred Penner concert, which was really good, and we’ve been to a Doodlebops concert (which was very mediocre, which also resulted in 5 stitches in Kaia’s chin). The kids love music, and it was a free concert (we went as part of a homeschool group), so we thought we really couldn’t go wrong. And we were RIGHT! The concert was fantastic – there was a lot of audience involvment and our sweet Kaia was even chosen to sing and dance on stage with other kids – she was so excited. Peter said he’d choose kids who were doing the following really well: sitting up straight, hands crossed in the lap, eyes bulging out with a politician’s smile AND nodding their heads. It was hilarious – I wish I would have taken a picture of Kaia waiting to be chosen – she was so serious about it!
After the concert, we spent some time in the museum and in the ‘Food for Health’ exhibit where Conan made his debut on a cereal box. It was a morning well spent.
Posted by Jonathan Lee on June 24, 2009 at 3:37 am
The Esplanade in Medicine Hat, Alberta was such a perfectly warm and welcoming venue to see such a dedicated performer. Peter was obviously enjoying the very enthusiastic audience. His songs really appeal to grown-ups as well as kids. We bought his “Proud Like a Mountain” CD for our youngster and we love it too. Great songs, gentle messages about caring for the environment, and each other and here is a singer/songwriter who knows how to make people feel even better about their day!
Check out his http://www.puffin.ca web site for accompanying activities for the songs. The DJ/Radio Programming notes in the Press Room section give glimpses of inspiration behind the songs and you can pick up the CD’s straight from the artist through the web site. A performer and songwriter to enjoy now and follow in the future as he enthusiastically chases his muse. Highly recommended!