Boston Children’s Music has been a fun site to write for and we feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet so many talented local artists. But all good things must come to an end and with my energy focused on WonderBaby.org I just can’t put in the effort here required to keep this site up and running.

So, for now, Boston Children’s Music is officially retired.

I am hopeful that I will be able to return to it someday or that maybe someone else will pick up the mantle and take the site over. I’d be happy to hand over the duties of writing and reviewing CDs to anyone who feels inclined to do so! If you’d like to discuss the possibilities, please contact me.

Thanks!

Stacey Peasley is an emerging children’s musician, a good friend, and a wonderful mom. Her debut kids’ album is titled Together and all the songs are about playing and just being a kid. She sings from the heart and from the perspective of a mom, so her songs are full of love and sweetness, too.

Our favorite song on the CD is probably the title song, Together. The song starts out with upbeat horn flourishes and gets you ready to dance and hop along to the beat. The lyrics encourage kids to hold hands and dance together, play games together, and just be happy with each other. What a wonderful ice breaker!

Another great one is Dance Party. Yep, you can guess what this song asks you to do! Like Together, this song is upbeat and full of pep. It’s a wonderful way to get kids to move and follow directions.

And I know a little boy who can’t stop singing the super catchy Soapy Bubbles. This is a wonderful debut album and I can’t wait to see what Stacey comes out with next!

This is a big weekend for Boston fans of Gustafer Yellowgold!

Gustafer creator, Morgan Taylor, will be on the awesome radio program, The Playground, this Saturday at 6pm. Tune your dial to WERS at 88.9 FM and listen to Morgan talk about his music and play some Gustafer songs. All for free and in your living room – what could be better?

Actually, I think maybe a live performance at Coolidge Corner may be better. So after listening to Gustafer on the radio on Saturday night, why not head on out to Coolidge Corner in Brookline on Sunday morning to see the show live and in person?

The Gustafer Yellowgold show will be on Sunday, November 13th at 10:30 am. Tickets are $7.75 for kids and $9.75 for adults. You can buy tickets in advance here.

2nd Annual Children’s Concert
On Saturday, November 5th, the Seacoast Mothers Association (SMA) and The Children’s Music Network (CMN) will host their 2nd Annual Children’s Concert. The concert will feature several of New England’s favorite performers, all CMN members: Steve Blunt, Sammie Haynes, Matt Loosigian and Tina Stone & Diana Kane, and get underway at 10AM at the Community Campus, 100 Campus Drive, in Portsmouth. 100% of ticket sales will be donated to the Children’s Music Network and to a NH Music Educators’ Association scholarship given to a Seacoast area high school senior pursuing music in college . Tickets can be purchased at the door and are 5$ per child (adults are free) with a limit of $10 per family.

The Children’s Music Network

Celebrate the harvest with this beautiful kids song from South Africa: Here Come Our Mothers… Bringing Us Presents. The song, mp3, video, lyric sheet music and coloring pages are all free.

Also, enter to win a chance to win a beautiful, hand-crafted rainstick gourd by signing up for Daria’s monthly music e-newsletter!

BOO!  Steve Blunt & The Spooky Band will perform at Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, NH, this Saturday, October 22, at 12 noon.  This family concert will celebrate the release of a brand new CD, THERE’S A VAMPIRE AT MY DOOR.  The CD is a frighteningly fun collection of spine-tickling sing-alongs and rockin’ tunes guaranteed to shake your scaries out.  (Free CD track is below–scroll down!)

Kids: Wear a costume to the show Saturday–and get a free goody bag! 

Tickets $7.00 at:

http://www.tupelohalllondonderry.com

Steve Blunt and his Spooky-lele

BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSIC EXCLUSIVE:

A FREE SONG FROM STEVE BLUNT’S LATEST CD…

Spooky Band

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM STEVE BLUNT & FRIENDS!

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? How about a special live performance by two-time-Grammy-winners Cathy & Marcy?

This is the first time they’ve been in our area in about five years, so it’s a real treat to have them here. Let’s show them that they’re appreciated!

Cathy & Marcy will be at The Center for Arts Natick (TCAN) on Saturday, October 15 at 2:00pm.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children and are on sale now.

If you can’t make TCAN, Cathy & Marcy will also be at The Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport on October 16th at 3pm.

Bari Koral is coming to Coolidge Corner on October 23rd and this will be a show that you won’t want to miss!

Bari’s music is poppy and up beat. She keeps kids happy and excited with jumpy rhythms and songs that are fun to sing along to. Plus she’s just the sweetest person you could ever meet!

Bari’s first two albums, Bari Koral Family Rock Band and Rock and Roll Garden, are two of our favorites and we are excitedly expecting the her newest, Anna and the Cupcakes, set to be released on Valentine’s Day. But wait, Valentine’s Day is sooooo far away! How can we possible wait that long?

Don’t worry! Bari promises to play some of her new songs at her Coolidge show on the 23rd (yay!) plus she’s also letting us listen to a preview of the title song, Anna and the Cupcakes, right now! Just click the link below:

So has that little taste got you worked up for more? Be sure to catch Bari and her friends at Coolidge Corner on October 23rd at 10:30 am. Tickets are $7.75 for kids and $9.75 for adults and on sale now.

Did you miss the Gustafer Yellowgold show when it came to the Regent this summer? No worries! You can catch the show this November at Coolidge Corner!

That’s right, Gustafer is coming back and brining all his friends with him, including Morgan Taylor, which is a good thing since Morgan is the one who sings all the songs.

If you haven’t seen a Gustafer concert, then you (and your kids) are in for a treat. Morgan plays a collection of story songs all about Gustafer (a big furry yellow guy from the sun) and his travels on earth. Gustafer has made a lot of neat friends and been on all sorts of adventures since coming to earth… and you get to learn all about it through song!

But that’s not all, Morgan also plays animation on a large screen while singing the songs, so you get to see the stories too! It’s a multi-sensory experience that really brings the whole thing to life. You kind of feel like Gustafer is really there in the room with you (and thank goodness he’s a nice big furry yellow guy from the sun)!

Gustafer will be at the Coolidge in Brookline on November 13th at 10:30 am. Tickets are $7.75 for kids and $9.75 for adults. You can buy tickets in advance here.

Morgan Taylor is introducing a fantastic new Gustafer Yellowgold Arts Enrichment Program.

Through this program, Morgan works with kids to teach them the basics of cartooning, story telling, and song writing.

The program is available for schools and libraries and geared toward kids of all ages and abilities. In the video below Morgan explains how the program works and how they were able to incorporate three different age groups into one seamless project:

The Gustafer Yellowgold Arts Enrichment Program is partnering with Speakaboos, an online educational resource for the classroom and home.