PreS-Gr 2–The award-winning Battersby Duo returns with another concept recording, this time an album about family matters. Opening with “The Teacher” (a tribute to their not-so-lazy days of summer) and closing with “The Vegetable Crowd” (a tune about tolerance and inclusion), these 14 songs celebrate everything from waiting for a turn in the bathroom (“Waiting in Line”) to locating smelly socks (“Mr. Sackett the Sock Man”) to going to bed (“Bedtime Bug”). Other standouts include “Just the Six of Us” (about sextuplets waiting to be born), “Going to Preschool” (with its funky opening and funny interludes), and “Modern Girl” (about all the possibilities available to girls in the future). All songs were written by Tim and Laura Battersby. The range of styles is somewhat limited, as they channel 1960s folk singers in most of these songs. Instrumentation is simple—usually not much more than a guitar. Laura’s voice is eerily reminiscent of Cass Elliott, while Tim’s solos have a sound similar to that of John Denver. Singing together, their tight harmonies are reminiscent of Peter, Paul and Mary or The Mamas & The Papas. This album will attract new followers and be a hit with those who are already fans.

Color Magic is a 14 song work of Art. I'm a 4th grade Teacher. The Children in my class have improved their language skills enormously by listening to The Battersby Duo. Not only does this new CD give inner city and suburban kids an insight into a Brave New World of literate thinking, it also touches their hearts and improves their minds. Modern Girl is a sensitive song about the dreams and hopes of young girls in the 21st century, while Mr Sackett the Sock Man is a cleverly disguised song about intolerance. The Teacher is my favorite,yet I find myself listening to each song, knowing that my students are mining literary nuggets from the prose, as if we were back in the California Gold Rush. Every Parent and Teacher should own a copy of Color Magic. It is a lyrical and musical Gem.

They've done it again! The Batersby Duo provides a wonderful mix of Melody, Energy, Sweetness and Humor. My kids and I listened to the previews for an hour until they demanded I buy the album. Now we have their complete set again. Bravo!

Color Magic 2007 Hip folk-rock from the dynamic duo that knows a thing or two - from tried and true touring - about educating and enlightening via a firm foundation of fun and frolic.