Thanks for making such a great CD
author: Lucy King - mother of two - Los Angeles, California
"My mother, Cynthia, gave my daughter 'S'more Songs' for Christmas. We listen to it almost every day, and I find myself singing the songs even when she's not around. I confess, my coworkers thought I was really strange the day I walked around singing, "Please remember to tie the knot in your pajamas."
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Fun
author: Janice Suter, mother of two - Austin, Texas
“My girls love to sing with the kids on this record. They really feel part of the fun. They are so engrossed that I get a little break during the ride to school!”
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author: Kristin Nelson – mother of four - Aspen, Colorado
“My daughter, Carly, listens to this CD over and over, singing along with the kids on the record and dancing around the living room.”
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Looking for something to give the niece or the nephew as a gift?
author: Joel Welin - Sarasota Herald Tribune
Something decent and worthy of their growing musical awareness; something at their level, but still bangin'-enough to make them want to shake a tailfeather?
Something that won't blow your rep as the cool auntie or uncle, but won't get you in trouble with the parents?
There are loads of titles for kids in the under-10 set on the market these days, some slick, most savvy, very few with that stuff that makes music memorable.
Two that do are "S'More Songs" (paxtonmusic.com) from venerable Aspen musician Tommy Paxton, and "Welcome to Ralph's World" (disneysound.com) from Ralph Covert, leader of power-popsters The Bad Examples. Paxton's is a DIY affair, while Covert gets the full-tilt Disney signature, complete with press kit, accompanying DVD and a seven-city tour.
Both are extraordinary examples of how compelling kids' songs can be if performed with passion and conviction (Paxton's "Bob, Bob, Bob"; Covert's "Peggy's Pie Parlor Polka"). For purposes of full disclosure, I played in a high-school band with Paxton and try as we might, we couldn't get him to sing. Listening to him now, it is clear that it was a major opportunity lost.
Grades: "S'More Songs": B; "Welcome to Ralph's World": B
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