Sharon and Bram plan farewell celebration
New lyrics for Skinnamarink and a tour are part of upcoming festivities
TORONTO Prolific Canadian children’s entertainers Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison are signing off.
After playing for generations of families, the duo — formerly known as Sharon, Lois & Bram and now just as Sharon and Bram — say they’re planning a run of crosscountry farewell concerts that will stretch into next year. The shows mark their 40th anniversary as performers.
Hampson and Morrison also plan to reveal a new version of Skinnamarink next year that includes additional lyrics.
In total, four new singles will be released in the coming months, and each reveal will be held during a public sing-along event.
Sharon, Lois & Bram formed in 1978 and built a burgeoning children’s entertainment business that took off with their bestselling debut album One Elephant, Deux Éléphants. The trio went on to host The Elephant Show, a variety TV series with music and comedy sketches.
Third member Lois Lilienstein died of cancer in 2015. After her death, the Order of Canada inductees continued playing shows. They also plan to release the new picture book Skinnamarink in September 2019, as their concert dates wind down. Upcoming performances include stops in Sault Ste Marie, Ont. (Oct 6), Nanaimo, B.C. (Oct. 10), Kelowna, B.C. (Oct. 14), Calgary (Nov. 18) and a number of dates in New Brunswick in May 2019.