Andy Wasserman (07/18/04) Andy Wasserman is in his 25th season of performing two participatory original programs. He is available for concerts, workshops and artist residency programs. MAKING MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD Everyone participates during this vibrant demonstration of 30 authentic wind, string and percussion instruments made from fifteen different natural materials. Volunteers get many opportunities to join in the show while enjoying a kaleidoscope of sounds representing Asian, African and South American cultures. This engaging presentation takes the audience on a voyage using music ...
Location : USA/New Jersey
Elise Witt (07/19/04) "A Musical Trip Around the Word" is totally participatory and is available as Concert, Workshop, or Residency. Swiss-born (Atlanta resident) Elise Witt speaks 5 languages fluently and sings in at least a dozen more. With Sign Language accompanying songs in Spanish, Kiswahili, French, Japanese, and more, students gain a rich perspective of cultural differences while also experiencing the commonality we all share through music. "A performer to remember" The Kennedy Center "Awesome singing!" Atlanta 3rd grader "Elise Witt is every residency director's dream." ...
Location : USA/Georgia
Ken Whiteley (05/19/05) Ken Whiteley is an award winning artist and producer of children's music. He has been involved in making music for children and families since the early 1970's and has been instrumental in the careers of Raffi, Fred Penner, Al Simmons, Cathy Fink, Cathy Reid, and many, many others. He is a multiinstrumentalist on over a dozen instruments. He is also active performing for adult audiences as well. With deep roots in folk, blues, gospel, Caribbean and many other roots styles ...
Location : Canada/Ontario
Rebecca Wave (07/25/04) Based in Santa Barbara, California, Rebecca, a lifelong musician and mother of four, started performing and recording children's music to share the songs she grew up with and the ones she wrote with her children and their friends. Her clear, warm voice and unaffected joy appeals to children and adults and her songs are about real life, fantasy, play and work. Rebecca performs regularly at parties, festivals and private & public events. She sings in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, ...
Location : USA/California
Shad Weathersby (04/16/05) Shad Weathersby is a singer-songwriter-guitarist who has performed numerous shows for children, both in their grade school classrooms and at large children expos in front of audiences of thousands. Shad knows that children love songs about animals and insects so he has populated his new album, CHOMP CHOMP, with a menagerie of them.
Shad’s original songs describe an elephant that has no trouble flying but many problems landing, a disobedient roach, a fast-eating chomp-chomping caterpillar, a dachshund “sausage dog,” and a ...
Location : USA/Louisiana
Steve Weeks (12/13/05) A 2005 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner and a NAPPA Honors Winner, Steve writes upbeat, catchy tunes about the things that are important to kids and their parents, things like courage, tolerance, pancakes, kangaroos, patience, and, most of all, friends.
The music has received rave reviews from DJs, music critics and parents alike. Kenny Curtis, program manager of XM Kids, calls them “...honest, well-crafted songs that appeal to kids, parents... and anyone who doesn't mind having a ...
Location : USA/Colorado
Walking Oliver (07/25/04) Still looking for top quality, entertaining music for your children? CDs packed with music that's fun for the kids but won't drive you bananas in the car?
Walking Oliver's innovative range of children's music is performed by star tenor Paul Austin Kelly. Paul is a truly dynamic artist who brilliantly weaves a rainbow of musical colours from rock and pop to folk music and jazz. The Walking Oliver musical spectrum even includes a dash of opera with a flash of ...
Location : USA/New York
Wee Rock (02/19/07) WEE ROCK creates pop-rock fun for youngsters and the young-at-heart. The music is of diverse musical styles and designed to stimulate the wonderful imaginations of children. From calypso to country, and from reggae to rock, the music is catchy, cute, and timeless, with a dash of light-hearted humor.
WEE ROCK is comprised of husband and wife team Greg and Erin Paxton, Greg is a freelance drummer, and Erin is a music therapist. The birth of ...
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Wendee (09/18/04) This energetic entertainer is known as the Pied Piper of Childrens Music. Her catchy melodies and fun dances make her a popular request for car tunes and preschool classes. Themes include animals, health and safety, internal organs, and just plain old fun and silliness. Her songs have been nominated for several awards and her live shows are requested again and again. With colorful costume, animated stage performance and unusual props, WENDEE captivates her young audiences and has them leaving with ...
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