Katy Bowser and Chris Donohue of Coal Train Railroad recently took some time to answer a few of my questions about their self-titled debut family album, their perception of the kid’s music community, the genesis and bright future of their jazz-for-kids project, and the importance of music in the modern […]
Peter Himmelman is a fascinating man. He’s an accomplished musician, having released countless albums, scored numerous TV shows and commercials, and is the host of a long running webcast called “Furious World”. He’s also a Grammy nominated children’s musician (for his 2007 album “My Green Kite”) and recently launched a […]
“Everyone is Someone” is the 4th album from Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther, a pair of effervescent Canadians known as Dala, and it’s gaining traction here in the States. This is in large part due to a game changing Sunday brunch performance at the 2009 Newport Folk Festival (the historic […]
John Upchurch and Mark Greenberg, under the John and Mark’s Children’s Record moniker, have released one of the better family albums of 2009. Being new to the family music playground, I wondered about how they got here, how long they’ll be hangin’ around, if we’ll ever get the chance to […]
A few days ago OWTK sat down with Billy Kelly for a lil’ Q&A. Technically speaking, I was standing. Billy could have been standing as well or sitting or laying down. I’m going to assume he was sitting while answering my email but kneeling is also possibility. Kneeling isn’t really […]
Yesterday, OWTK reviewed “Family Photograph” by the Dreyer Family Band. Having become so enamored with the bi-coastal clan’s debut collection of family-friendly tunes, I decided to shoot over some questions in an email to the West Coast Dreyers. As luck would have it, the entire family chimed in with responses. […]
