3 songs to celebrate April’s showers: Kids’ music downloads of the week
April showers may make us stir crazy, but we’ve found some great kindie tunes about those falling raindrops to cheer us up. So, don’t sing “rain, rain, go away”, join with us instead as we enjoy some songs of the season. And hope for a nice,...
Loose Tooth by Mama Mac: Kids’ music download of the week
If your kids are hoping for a visit from the Tooth Fairy someday soon, we’ve got a perfect kids’ music download from LA’s Mama Mac to get them wiggling that sucker right out of their mouth. Kicking off with a bluesy horn section, Mama Mac belts out...
Kids’ music download of the week: Happy Clouds from Rainbow Beast and the Rock Band Land Rockers
Though National Story Telling Week was officially a few weeks ago, kids who love to tell and hear stories need to check out the debut album from San Francisco’s Rainbow Beast & The Rock Band Land Rockers, Tales from the Monstrosity Scrolls. Download the...
Kids’ music download for Valentine’s Day: I Must Be a Genius
Tis the season for love songs, and we’ve got an especially sweet new one from the super-talented, singer-songwriter-producer Dean Jones and his band Dog on Fleas. With mellow piano, jazzy drums, and a super-cool sax solo, it’s feel-good kindie music for...
Kids’ music downloads of the week: 7 must-have Pete Seeger songs
We were so saddened to hear of the recent death of American folk singer, songwriter and community activist Pete Seeger whose songs we’ve adored our entire lives. In honor of his music, we’ve rounded up 7 of our very favorite versions of songs either...
Kids’ music download of the week: Celebrating Korean New Year with Sol Nal
Along with today’s Chinese New Year celebrations, Korea also will mark the start of a new year, and we’ve found a wonderful Korean song from Elena Moon Park’s Rabbit Days and Dumplings to go along with the holiday. Sol Nal is a pretty song sung in...
Kids’ music download of the week: Recess Monkey’s Coconut Radio
If you need a little musical escape to the tropics as we muddle through this season of cold weather and post-holiday ennui, check out this new tune from Seattle’s Recess Monkey, one of our long-time favorite kindie bands. With its gentle ukulele, pretty violins,...
Best kids’ music to download now: Editors’ Best Tech of 2013
From our top 2013 kids’ albums, check out our favorite singles to download and you’ll get a nice sampling of the best family music of the year. We’ve got cool kids’ music that will get you all moving, thinking, and just plain ol’...
Kids’ music download of the week: the Latin Grammy Award winning Fantastico! by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Congratulations to one of our favorite kindie bands, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, for winning a Latin Grammy for Best Children’s Latin Album! Their Spanish-language kids’ CD ¡Fantastico! will turn your Sunday into a fiesta filled with...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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