Chris McKhool is a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient for creating community through music. One of Canada’s hottest musicians for kids, he has been hailed as a “Children’s musical star” (National Post) and “Canada’s greatest eco-troubadour for young people” (Mississauga Living Arts). Everything Chris does comes from the heart, and he has been delighting audiences with his joyful songs and exotic world instruments for three decades, reaching over 1 million children live in concert, with hit performances on YTV’s Treehouse, TVO’s Crawlspace, Mr. Dressup, and the CBC.
A champion of environmental issues, Chris created the World Largest Bicycle Bell Orchestra at Yonge-Dundas Square with over 800 bell ringers! He was nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Children’s Album, and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Children’s Album of the Year! He’s also a 3x Parents’ Choice Award Winner in the U.S. and a Green Toronto Award Winner. Chris was just inducted into the Burlington PAC Hall of Fame, and Burlington’s Mayor awarded him with the Key to the City for his work bringing music to underserved areas.
Chris also happens to be bandleader in 3x JUNO nominated world music band Sultans of String, receiving 6 CFMAs out of 11 nominations, and the Dr. Duke Redbird Lifetime Achievement Award for his work collaborating with Indigenous artists from coast to coast to coast.