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Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker and the Trans Siberian Orchestra | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
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Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker and the Trans Siberian Orchestra. December 2, 2008 at 10:52 pm Posted in Being a Dad. Rumor has it that Pyotr Tchaikovsky wasn’t that interested in writing the music for the Nutcracker Ballet. The story was originally titled “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It had been adapted by Alexandre Dumas père when Tchaikovsky was hired to write the music in 1890. This thing vs. a walnut? So, take your kids to see the nutcracker, pi...
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Cluck Old Hen, Buffalo Girls, Weaver John and much more – The Barnard Tapes! | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
https://steveandfriends.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/cluck-old-hen-buffalo-girls-weaver-john-and-much-more-the-barnard-tapes
Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. Cluck Old Hen, Buffalo Girls, Weaver John and much more – The Barnard Tapes! October 28, 2009 at 5:53 am Posted in Fun for Your Family. It has been a very long time since I have written…ooops, sorry. Time does fly, and when I started this thing, I planned on a post a day – that lasted about 8 days. Anyway, I have been in the studio and performing – and I am happy to say we have finished our latest CD – The Barnyard Tapes –. The Barnyard Tapes - Cover Art by Dave, our Drummer.
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Dianey Does It Again…Chicken Little, Where’s Your Mom??? Oh, and a review of Disney’s Chicken Little… | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
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Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. Dianey Does It Again…Chicken Little, Where’s Your Mom? Oh, and a review of Disney’s Chicken Little…. November 9, 2008 at 7:09 am Posted in Reviews. My mom is gone! I first wrote about Disney’s seeming hatred of Mom’s here. Granted, Chicken Little was already on screen but he wasn’t in my world…), and Chicken Little is another feather in Disney’s ‘gratuitous offing of mom’ cap. Back to Chicken Little. Mom is dead because…? It’s a real question…comment! In the film stinks, th...
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“Twinkle, Twinkle,” “Ah vous dirai-je maman,” “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” “ABC,” Jane Taylor and Mozart | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
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Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. 8220;Twinkle, Twinkle,” “Ah vous dirai-je maman,” “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” “ABC,” Jane Taylor and Mozart. February 24, 2008 at 8:54 am Posted in kids music. OK, let’s talk, for a moment about Twinkle, Twinkle…every kid loves it (and, because it’s such an easy hit, so does every kids’ singer). It is a song with some serious kid song mojo. Twinkle, Twinkle, little song…. And yes, I am aware of the implications of that metaphor – just like Romeo and Juliet, there were fo...
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I love my Mom, I love my Wife…why doesn’t Disney? | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
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Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. I love my Mom, I love my Wife…why doesn’t Disney? February 13, 2008 at 6:10 am Posted in Being a Dad. Disney Dead Mom’s Club. The fox and the hound. Read the second part of this post here! Yes, Marlin. I… No, I see it. It’s beautiful. So, Coral, when you said you wanted an ocean view, you didn’t think you were going to get the whole ocean, did you? Oh, yeah. A fish can breathe out here. Did your man deliver, or did he deliver? Mom…where are you! Pinocchio (Maybe this is unf...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – The 3rd Variation (and yet another free MP3) | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
https://steveandfriends.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/twinkle-twinkle-little-star-the-3rd-variation-and-yet-another-free-mp3
Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – The 3rd Variation (and yet another free MP3). November 11, 2008 at 9:15 pm Posted in Music for You. Twinke Reggae Instrumental.mp3. I will admit, I have nothing on Mozart – but he was working with a clavichord and a massive genius…all I have is my bright yellow epiphone ej200ce, my 10 year old casio keyboard and my Korg CR-4 (which may be a collectors item – even KORG is calling it “OBSOLETE”). Yes, Mozarts is (by far) the brighter of the two.
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It’s Christmas – Time to Kill a few Orcs! | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
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Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. It’s Christmas – Time to Kill a few Orcs! December 16, 2013 at 8:29 pm Posted in Being a Dad. Fun for Your Family. Hi Everyone, it has been – well – awhile since I posted on this blog. OK, it’s been 5 years. Weirdly enough, my kids have grown up as well. They are now 8, 10 and 12…still very interesting ages, but not the ages when they want to be listening to their dad sing “ Piggy. 8211; just think what would have happened to Bellatrix LeStrange if Tauriel. You are commenti...
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The Barnyard Tapes – The Basement Tapes and Bob Dylan’s Mandolin | Rockin' the Kids' Music World
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Rockin’ the Kids’ Music World. The Barnyard Tapes – The Basement Tapes and Bob Dylan’s Mandolin. November 1, 2009 at 5:12 pm Posted in kids music. News and other stuff. As we were finishing our newly released CD, we were casting around for a title. I happened to put Bob Dylan and the Band’s “ The Basement Tapes. 8221; into the car CD player. I hadn’t listened to it for a few years, but over the next few days, I listened again and again. The Barnyard Tapes – The Basement Tapes…Thanks Bob! I’ll tell ...