**UPDATE** Everybody loves an upset, and we got one here in this Sweet Sixteen matchup of kindie powerhouses. Princess Katie & Racer Steve will advance to the elite eight next week! Aaaaaaaand we’re back for another KidVid tourney game [queue crazed-fan/buzzer-beater-shot montage and hip alt-rock sound clip]. The original field […]
Is this the prettiest song ever? I dunno, but its gotta be pretty damn close. Enjoy Kristen Andreassen, Aiofe O’Donovan and Elizabeth Mitchell and You are My Flower perform “Crayola Doesn’t Make A Color For Your Eyes” live inside the LEGO Duplo Kids Zone at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival: […]
It took a half of a century + 3 more years, but this country’s finest family-friendly music festival got even more family-friendly and in the process, even more finer. LEGO Duplo (yay!) and Late July Organic Snacks (yum!) took the plunge as inaugural sponsors of a Kids Zone at the […]
Much to our surprise, and merriment, the Mrs. and I were treated to a hefty dose Pete Seeger at the 2011 Newport Folk Fest. Surprise because he wasn’t advertised as a performer at this year’s fest. Merriment because, well, it’s Pete Freakin’ Seeger! We heard him not once, not twice, […]
Excited news has just emerged from WXPN and Kathy O’Connell’s famed Kids Corner radio program: The Inaugural WXPN Kids Corner Music Festival! 4 Great Kindie Bands: Princess Katie & Racer Steve, Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, Elizabeth Mitchell, The Deedle Deedle Dees plus 2 floors of arts-n-crafts and a lunch […]
Putumayo Kids “Acoustic Dreamland” won’t be ready until February of next year, but the advance buzz on the world music label’s 5th offering in the Dreamland series seems deserved. There’s a neat mix of talent being folded into this sleepytime disc with kindie stars Frances England and Elizabeth Mitchell appearing […]
The Sound: Classic American folk music. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Dan Zanes, Pete Seeger, Laura Doherty Best Moments: Serving as more of a mantra than a song, “Keep on the Sunny Side” once again proves irresistible. In today’s hectic, oft crazy world, the simply refrain of the century+ […]
Yesterday in Western Massachusetts, Dan Zanes lent his guitar and distinctive voice to my favorite track from Elizabeth Mitchell’s forthcoming “Sunny Day”. While he’s no Levon Helm (who performs on the album version), he’s certainly no slouch! This live video of “Keep On The Sunnyside” is one of many outstanding […]
