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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Greatest Hits: Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business
Description: North Star is on vacation this week, so we're rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one originally aired May 12, 2022.
You've probably heard "Skinnamarink", the classic children's song by Sharon, Lois & Bram. But you probably haven't heard it on TikTok, where Sharon Hampson, now 82, is putting out quick snippets of classics and new material with her newfound family band.
She's recruited her daughter, Randi, and grandsons Elijah and Ethan Ullmann, both full-time students at the University of Toronto. Although they grew up in a musical dynasty, it took an international lockdown for them to agree...