Canadian musician Fred Penner coming to Edmonton at the Winspear [Video]

Beloved Canadian musician Fred Penner joined CTV Morning Live’s Kent Morrison, to talk about the 40th anniversary of his album “The Cat Came Back.”

This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

Kent Morrison: Fred Penner is back in Edmonton tomorrow on the stage at the Winspear, celebrating 40 years of the album that brought him to generations of Canadians.

Mr. Fred Penner, thanks so much for being with us. The Cat Came Back is an album that we’re talking about, 40 years after it came out.

What was it about, specifically, that song that you knew would resonate with kids?

Fred Penner: I think every musician has that awareness, when a song suddenly lands on your plate and you know that it just has something.

It isn’t an original tune. I’ve rewritten many of the verses, but it’s from 1896, I think it was originally written.

I was jamming one day with my cousin, David and my brother Terry, and we were just …