Artist: The Good Ms. Padgett
Album: If We Must We Must
Description: "Compared to the folksier and often hushed [sister-in-law Elizabeth] Mitchell, however, Padgett cranks up the volume, if not to 11, at least to 8 or 9 on a few tracks." (from the review)
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips
Album: 3's a Charm
Description: A brand new EP from SoCal's heartfelt master-mixer musical styles (one guess as to the number of tracks), 3's a Charm a somewhat mellower outing featuring 3 love songs to the youngsters in his family.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Ella Jenkins
Album: More Multicultural Children's Songs
Description: A follow-up to her 1995 album Multicultural Children's Songs, this new album will be released on August 5th to celebrate the music legend's 90th birthday. Twenty songs from her catalogue, plus a liner note essay from Ella herself. Here are three tracks...
Source: Soundcloud / Smithsonian
Artist: Hullabaloo
Album: Road Trip
Description: It's May, which means it's time to start thinking about road trips, traveling across the state (or even the country) to experience new things. The 2011 album from the San Diego-area band has a whiff of the open road that's a sweet match for your family's summer travels. (Original review here.)
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Cat Doorman (aka Julianna Bright)
Album: Cat Doorman Songbook (sampler)
Description: You can now stream most of one of 2013's most distinctive-sounding albums. The debut kids' album from Portland, Oregon's Bright has an Etsy aesthetic and a brave emotional tone. (And sometimes it rocks out, too.) Listen to nine album tracks via the widget below.
Source: Soundcloud
Artist: Edie Carey & Sarah Sample
Album: 'Til the Morning: Lullabies & Songs of Comfort
Description: Funded (or pre-sold) originally as a Kickstarter project, this collection of lullabies from the two singer-songwriters promises to deliver on the promise of its album title (except for the implied 8-hour run time). The four tracks put up for preview from the June 10 release I think will interest many listeners, both for its gentle style as well as for the song selection (e.g., "California Stars," a Billy Bragg/Wilco/Woody Guthrie track, or "Lullaby," originally recorded by the Dixie Chicks).
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Putumayo Kids (Various Artists)
Album: Australian Playground
Description: So there's a new Putumayo collection out May 27 from a land down under. It does not feature the Wiggles, which I suspect the Putumayo target audience is OK with. It does feature some usual Australian suspects ("Waltzing Matilda," natch), some omissions (no "Kookaburra"), and a bunch of folk-jazz artists (with a touch of "world music") who'll be new to the Northern Hemisphere.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Little Miss Ann
Song: "Follow Me"
Album: Follow Me
Description: The first single from the Chicago artist's Kickstarted album is the sprightly title track. With spring right around the corner, this'll fit in quite nicely.
Source: Soundcloud
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