Posts Tagged ‘meltdown festival’

The 2011 Meltdown Festival Recap

Tweet The OWTKids enjoyed 8 bands, 4 author readings, 2 hotel swimming pools, 1 Bart’s cookie dough ice cream cone, a half dozen free Stonyfield yogurts, a bag of Gummi Bears, and 4 yards of Twizzlers. Yeah, it was a good trip. The 2011 Meltdown...
March 28th, 2011 | OWTK Kid's Concert Reviews, OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

The Meltdown Festival Proves It’s Greatness…Again

Tweet Tucked away in an idyllic New England town is one of the finest annual children’s music events in all the land. Meltdown: The River’s Family Music & Book Festival is an all-day immersion in some of the greatest all-ages music,...
February 23rd, 2011 | OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Meltdown 2010: The Deedle Deedle Dees

Meltdown 2010: The Deedle Deedle Dees
Tweet The Deedle Deedle Dees bring something incredibly unique to the kid’s music world – brains, brawn and brilliant fun.  They closed out the Meltdown festival in style with songs about Harriet Tubman, Satchel Page, Aaron Burr, Amelia...
March 29th, 2010 | OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Meltdown 2010: Uncle Rock

Meltdown 2010: Uncle Rock
Tweet Robert Burke Warren aka Uncle Rock graced the stage earlier in the day, lending lead vocals to “Roncando” (from Dean Jones’ “Rock Paper Scissors”) during Dog on Fleas’ set.  He returned in the PM to rock...
March 29th, 2010 | OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Meltdown 2010: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem

Meltdown 2010: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
Tweet Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem had the strongest, most engaged crowd at Meltdown ’10. This wasn’t much of a surprise, as the New England-based rootsy quartet has a strong local following. Many of the adults and a lot of the kids...
March 29th, 2010 | OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Meltdown 2010: Alastair Moock

Meltdown 2010: Alastair Moock
Tweet There was a metric ton of quality family music booked by Bill Childs of Spare the Rock for the 2010 Meltdown Festival.  Of all the acts scheduled, I can honestly say that I was excited most to see and hear Alastair Moock.  His debut kid’s...
March 29th, 2010 | OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Meltdown 2010: Dean Jones & Dog on Fleas

Meltdown 2010: Dean Jones & Dog on Fleas
Tweet 10:00 am is not an easy time slot for rock-n-roll. Dean Jones and his band Dog on Fleas kicked off the 2nd annual Meltdown Family Music & Book Festival 2 hours before lunchtime and if the guys and gal were still sleepy, you’d never...
March 28th, 2010 | OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More