Album Notes

Join Michael Bannett and other award-winning young singers as they celebrate the rich tradition of contemporary folk music. Journey into the past with these kid-friendly songs from such beloved and renowned songwriters as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Paul Simon and Donovan among many others. This recording will spark warm memories in parents and introduce children to the playful innocence of a musical style that is both refreshing and musically inspiring. Top-notch arrangements, too!

Amazon's Top-10 Kid CD of 2001.

...The young singers have gorgeous,
unaffected voices, and each performance
comes straight from the heart
-AcousticGuitar.com


ABOUT MICHAEL BANNETT
Michael is an experienced recording artist as well as child actor in musical theater and opera. He has performed in ten San Francisco Opera productions, most notably as the Shepherd Boy in Tosca, the First Spirit in The Magic Flute, the Apprentice in Peter Grimes, and Harry in Albert Herring. He sang a duet with Charlotte Church on A&E, and has sung solo in recital with famed tenor Salvatore Licitra. He been a soloist for the San Francisco Ballet, the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and the Other Minds festival. With the Alameda Civic Light Opera he has performed as Oliver in Oliver, as Colin in The Secret Garden,and as Anna's son Louis in The King and I.


* Michael does solo vocal (all or part)
** Michael does backup vocals