Dan Zanes is amazing. His hair, the leg slide thing he does, his raspy voice, the musicians he surrounds himself with – all of it practically perfect in every way. The Fine Friends Are Here!, his latest live DVD release (on the delayed heels of 2005’s fine All Around the […]
“That’s How A Pumpkin Grows” is one of the best tracks off Brian Vogan’s debut kids CD, “Little Songs”, and now the tune has a sweet video to go with it. The video was directed and illustrated by Alberto Cerriteno and animated by Fashionbudda Studio. It’s rather adorable. Happy October. […]
I’m quite excited for “Go Waggaloo“, the Smithsonian Folkways children’s album from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family. Anytime you can combine 3 unreleased Woody Guthrie tunes, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and Sarah Lee’s sterling voice – you’ve got the recipe for some delightful family music. The disc isn’t being released […]
The South Carolina trio Lunch Money released one of the best kid’s records of 2009 and now you can get it for free! As a way of celebrating their upcoming Austin City Limits Festival appearance, they are giving away “Dizzy” (the entire album!) to any and all for free. That’s […]
Grammy winning kid’s music & storytelling legend, not too mention all-around swell dude, Bill Harley is giving away his new good-hygiene song “Wash Your Hands”. Just in time, as Flu season approaches and schools are back in session with snot being distributed as frequently as milk cartons. Maybe you heard […]
I imagine there are a good number of young families looking for good music to share with their babies and little children. That may be how you ended up here after all. You can take the easy path and turn to the Wiggles or Barney or Raffi. Those CDs are […]
Peter Himmelman‘s new, all-ages weekly podcast “A Curious World” launches today. Check out the 1st episode here.
There are, I imagine, countless ways to chart the growth of a child. There’s the classic physical growth chart, hanging on a wall or a door, that a child backs up against while their mom or dad draws a line right above their noggin. We have a Madeline one shaped […]
