{"id":15,"date":"2019-05-26T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T18:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musician595188398.wordpress.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:16:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:16:26","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hankmiddleton.ca\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Biography!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thank you for visiting my website. Music has been a large part of my life. I enjoy all sorts of music but my specialty is writing songs that are historically based and\/or songs that have a story or a message. I write in a variety of genres as you will see if you click on \u201clisten to my music\u201d. All songs are registered with SOCAN and are the property of Middletunes Music. Contact me if you would like to use a song or if you would be interested in co-writing with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have written music for documentaries, songs for South Shore Players and the Lunenburg Dinner Theatre Co as well as local vocalists. I have written a number of musical comedies performed in schools and community theatre. This includes one such musical comedy in French. I was a co-writer of the very popular show \u201cGlimpses\u201d which ran in the town of Lunenburg from 2008-2018. 2021 was a banner year as I wrote the music and the script for the show \u201c100 Years of Bluenose\u201d for the Bluenose Foundation as well as the critically acclaimed \u201cCanada\u2019s Ocean Playground\u201d for South Shore Players. In 2022, I was in the pit band with the show \u201cPuss N\u2019 Boots\u201d and this year, I was Musical Director for the very successful 1950\u2019s Cabaret put on by South Shore Players. This was followed by playing bass and guitar with the pit band for the children\u2019s show, Greenoli.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I have written music for documentaries, songs for South Shore Players and the Lunenburg Dinner Theatre Co as well as local vocalists. I have written a number of musical comedies performed in schools and community theatre. This includes one such musical comedy in French. I was a co-writer of the very popular show \u201cGlimpses\u201d which ran in the town of Lunenburg from 2008-2018. 2021 was a banner year as I wrote the music and the script for the show \u201c100 Years of Bluenose\u201d for the Bluenose Foundation as well as the critically acclaimed \u201cCanada\u2019s Ocean Playground\u201d for South Shore Players. In 2022, I was in the pit band with the show \u201cPuss N\u2019Boots\u201d and this year, I was Musical Director for the very successful 1950\u2019s Cabaret put on by South Shore Players. This was followed by playing bass and guitar with the pit band for the children\u2019s show, Greenoli.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I have recorded 4 CDs. The first was with Collage where I wrote 11 of the 13 songs on the CD, \u201cScenes of Home\u201d. The other three were Middletunes CD\u2019s which featured all original material recorded with family and friends. I also did arrangements and played lead guitar and bass for Yves Rossignol\u2019s CD \u201cDe la Nouvelle Ecosse \u00e0 la Louisiane\u201d and played lead guitar on 5 of the tracks on Patrick Thompson\u2019s CD \u201cLoving Fear\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remain active on the live music scene as well, doing the odd solo gig. I play with John Barr and Steve Chapin as a trio, and with Patrick Thompson as part of the duo ,Thompson and Middleton. I continue to perform as well with the bi-lingual group, Collage, and often play guitar with other artists such as Patricia Watson, Stewart Franck or Darren Arsenault. A couple of times a year I get a chance to do some gigs in Cape Breton with my brother and sister in law (Greg and Gaye). My newest gig is working as music director and lead guitar player for Ancient Greas(ers)\/Sail Loft Singers who do a popular 50\u2019s show. There is a close knit musical community on the South Shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am originally from Three Island Cove (Les Ilots) in the Parish of L\u2019Ardoise, Richmond County, Cape Breton. I graduated with degrees in History and Education from St. FXU. I got my MEd. from St. Mary\u2019s University. Upon graduation I worked 18 years as a teacher at Lunenburg Jr-Sr High School and then 15 years at Centre Consolidated where I taught Social Studies\/Sciences humaines until I became Vice-Principal and, for the last 6 years of my career, Principal of that school. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I have tried to be active in my community serving on a number of boards and committees and doing a fair amount of volunteering. I have also organized many musical events and fundraisers. I am active in the Acadian community, having served with the CSAP (Acadian School Board) for 12 years. I continue to be a board member with le Centre communautaire de la Rive-Sud and organize the events for la F\u00eate Nationale des Acadiens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My energies now are focused on playing music, writing songs and comedies and working with South Shore Players. I am also interested in the the preservation and promotion of our various Nova Scotia cultures. I get out fishing in when I can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hank<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hank\u2019s Bio<\/p>\n

Thanks for visiting my site. I have been playing and writing music for over 50 years. This is my passion and my specialties are songs that are historically based and songs with messages and stories. As I write in a variety of genres, all 67 songs on this site are slotted into musical categories All of my material is registered with SOCAN through Middletunes Music. Feel free to listen and use.<\/p>\n

I have also written a number of musical comedies for elementary schools, including one in French for Centre scolaire de la Rive-Sud. In the 90\u2019s I wrote all the music for the Lunenburg Dinner Theatre Company for 4 years (15-17 songs a season!). <\/p>\n

I have also written material for the South Shore Players over the years and have played in the production\u2019s pit band. Finally, I was also one of the co-writers and the arranger for the very successful production \u201cGlimpses\u201d which ran in Lunenburg in the summer (2008-2017).<\/p>\n

I am currently a vocalist, guitarist and writer with the bi-lingual group, Collage, the duo of Barr and Middleton as well as the group, Celtic Eclectic.
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