I'm not sure that if you have kids whose antsiness mimics that of the protagonists in "Jump So High," the first video from Jeremy Plays Guitar's album Use Your Words (out this week) they'll actually be able to watch, so perhaps you should wait 'til they're ready. (Perhaps you can even enter Jeremy Zmuda's contest and have Zmuda write a catchy tune about that very problem.)
Jeremy Plays Guitar - "Jump So High" [YouTube]
Listen To This: "Trick or Treat" - Justin Roberts
I yield to nobody in my admiration of "Trick or Treat," Justin Roberts' ode to Halloween trick or treating. Seriously -- I've got a long history praising the song. So if Roberts decides to post the song for streaming for this Halloween season, who am I not to let you know? Go here or just stream it below...
Trick or Treat SINGLE by JustinRoberts
Let's Play! Third West Coast Kids Music Artist Collaborative Sets Up Shop
Feeling a little bit pwned, East Coast? First Kindiependent in Seattle, then AMFM in Los Angeles. And now Let's Play!, a San Francisco Bay Area collective of family musicians, has set up shop.
It's a group that features (in alphabetical order) family musicians Alphabet Rockers, Charity and the JAMband, Frances England, Gunnar Madsen, The Hipwaders, Octopretzel, The Sippy Cups, and Rudy Trubitt. (And a little help from the local GRAMMY chapter.)
The group doesn't seem ready to bust out a "Vagabond Worms"-style supergroup jam just yet, preferring at this point to just discuss items like "GRAMMY Awards membership and voting, favorite venues, PR and booking agent recommendations, tour tips, music licensing opportunities," and more.
But still. Good news, even if you're just thinking about visiting (or touring) San Francisco...Share: Elizabeth Mitchell "Sunny Day" Mask (and more!)
Oh, that Smithsonian Folkways label. Folk music from around the world, but they've totally gone 21st century. Yep, that's right, they have a Tumblr account, which today features the first of five days of posts related to Sunny Day, Elizabeth Mitchell's latest album for the label. Today's post gives you the chance to listen to one of the tracks from the album, "Green Green Rocky Road," which features a relaxed duet between Mitchell and Dan Zanes. And Mitchell's daughter Storey. So perhaps it's a trio.
But we're about the free stuff here with "Share," and so, here it is, the Sunny Day mask. That's right, you can make yourself a mask much like that on the album cover. You can even enter the design-your-mask contest (rules at that link up there). Photos will be posted on, yes, Folkways' Flickr page for the contest. They're so web-savvy...
PS: teachers of older preschoolers and early elementary school students may also enjoy the lesson plan for "John the Rabbit".Video: "Me and My Brand New Haircut" (The Teaser) - Billy Kelly & Davy Jones
I'm pretty sure that I've never posted a teaser video here, a video for a video. But, then again, I've never had the opportunity to post a teaser video featuring Billy Kelly and Davy Jones for their awesome duet "Me and My Brand New Haircut" from Kelly's Is This Some Kind of Joke? disk. Combine found footage, lollipops, and sandwiches in a can, it's the best teaser video you'll see all day. Maybe all week. All year, even.
[Update: Watch the whole thing here.]
Billy Kelly and Davy Jones - "Me and My Brand New Haircut" (teaser video) [YouTube]
Live Video: "No Nothin'" - Randy Kaplan (Live in Portland)
In case you're wondering, yes, I will get back to some semblance of regular posting sometime soon. Other projects going on and the like. In the meantime, please enjoy this performance by Randy Kaplan from the Portland, Oregon Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti release party in mid-September. Here he's playing "No Nothin'." (And, again, a reminder: go here to find out how you can get a free CD just for buying Many Hands -- there are still some available, including a Randy Kaplan one.)
Randy Kaplan - "No Nothin'" (Live in Portland) [YouTube]
