Fred Penner's enduring appeal lasts for generations

After more than four decades in the business of entertaining children, Fred Penner admits with a laugh that his beard’s grown longer and whiter.
“That’s what happens. Time goes by,” says Penner, 71.
And yet, the Winnipeg-based multiple Juno Award winner is busier than ever, and playing a wider range of venues and events given that his fan base now spans three generations.
In advance of his daily sets as a headliner at the Ottawa Children’s Festival, which begins Thu