Pied Piper Radio Archives

PPR #20

2010-11-16T20:19:00.002-05:00

Our featured album is "Underground Playground" by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Newcomers to the sound of kid hop will love the skill these family rappers show off when it comes to putting a 90's hip hop groove into the songs. Skidoo's songs are an instant confidence booster and that's what putting the swagger in kid hop is all about.

Rain or shine, Pied Piper brings you the best new music for kids. This week's episode features songs about the weather and songs that put cool back into school.

We have new music from Candy Band, Caspar Babypants, Brian Vogan and his Good Buddies, the Flannery Brothers, Elizabeth Mitchell, Grenadilla, Dog on Fleas, Frances England, and 3 Titans.

Segment 1:
Candy Band- “It’s Raining Green”- High Five

Heidi Swedberg and The Sukey Jump Band- “Japanese Umbrella Song”- PLAY!

Charlie Hope- “Rain Song”- World of Dreams

Lunch Money- “Umbrella”- Silly Reflection

Caspar Babypants- “It’s Gonna Rain”- This is Fun!

Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies- “Sing A Little Song”- Sing A Little Song

Flannery Brothers- “The Elements”- The New Explorer’s Club

Break 1:

Lullatone- “I Love You More Than Rice”- My Petit Melodies

Segment 2:

Elizabeth Mitchell- “Lovely Day”- Sunny Day

Grenadilla- “Grenadilla Lolly”- Grenadilla

Dog On Fleas- “Sing About The Sun”- v/a Many Hands: Family Music For Haiti

Frances England- “Do You Hear The Birds Singing?”- Mind Of My Own

Break 2:

Lullatone- “Swinging In The Park At Night”- My Petit Melodies

Segment 3

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo- "Ride the Butterflies"- Underground Playground

3 Titans- "Life of a Scholar"- Life of a Scholar

Skee-Lo- "The Tale of Mr. Morton"- v/a School House Rock Rocks!

De La Soul- "The Magic Number"- 3 Feet High And Rising

Closing Song:

Ruckus Roboticus- "When I Grow Up"- Playing With Scratches

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PPR #19

2010-11-03T22:21:00.001-04:00

Our featured album is "This is Fun!" by Caspar Babypants. Grown up listeners might remember frontman Chris Ballew from The Presidents of the United States of America. Caspar Babypants entertains for a slightly younger crowd, but kids and grown ups alike will agree that "This is Fun!" is just as the album title suggests.

We hope you're feeling hungry because Pied Piper Radio is about to serve up a hearty episode of food songs. From beans to olives to soup, this episode is a musical buffet.

We also have new music from Dean Jones and the Felice Brothers, Elizabeth Mitchell, Aaron Joseph, and Caspar Babypants.

Segment 1:

Nora O'Connor & Steve Frisbie- "Cheese, Peas, Pickles & Bananas"- v/a The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs For Bumpy Wagon Rides

Little Miss Ann- "Edamame"- Music For Tots

Bunny Clogs- "Olive's Olives"- More! More! More!

Me3- "Apple"- The Thin King

Zak Morgan- "The King of Fruits"- When Bullfrogs Croak

Kira Willey- "Making Pie"- Dance For The Sun: Yoga Songs For Kids

Break 1:

Signor Rossi – Chac Chac Chac – v/a Signor Rossi

Segment 2:

Dean Jones feat. The Felice Brothers- "Mama Said No"- Rock Paper Scissors

Medeski, Martin & Wood- "All Around The Kitchen"- Let's Go Everywhere

Dan Zanes w/Loudon Wainwright III- "All Around The Kitchen"- Family Dance

Elizabeth Mitchell- "Shoo Lie Loo"- Sunny Day

Break 2:

Signor Rossi – Polka – v/a Signor Rossi

Segment 3:

Aaron Joseph- "Beans"- A Band of Our Own

Louis Jordan- "Beans and Cornbread"- The Best of Louie Jordan

Carole King- "Chicken Soup with Rice"- Really Rosie

Cathy & Marcy with Christylez Bacon- "Soup, Soup"- Banjo to Beatbox

They Might Be Giants- "Nine Bowls of Soup"- Here Come The 123's

Closing Song:

Caspar Babypants- "The Legend of the Bone"- This Is Fun!

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PPR #18

2010-10-28T21:49:00.001-04:00

Our pick of the week is Justin Roberts' seventh album, Jungle Gym. This energetic Des Moines native accurately captures what it means to be a child growing up with fresh songs about duck, duck goose, trick or treating, and even the gym class parachute. Roberts' album is as fun as a trip to the playground. Highly recommended.

Segment 1:

Brian Vogan- "That's How A Pumpkin Grows"- Little Songs

Raffi- "5 Little Pumpkins"- Singable Songs For the Very Young

Ralph Bell- "Here We Go"- Great Ghost Stories

Rasputina- "A Skeleton Bang"- v/a Colours Are Brighter

The Tastebuds- "It's Halloween"- Yummyfun Kooking series (unreleased)

PlaySoundz- "House of Frankenbeans"- Electronic Music For Children

Candy Band - "Monsters"- More Candy

Supernova - “Monsta” - Supernova

Break 1:

Twink - "Night Sway"- Twink

Segment 2:

Burl Ives - "Old Witch, Old Witch"- A Twinkle In Your Eye

Shel Silverstein - "Monsters I Have Met"- The Best of Shel Silverstein

Wee Scary Beasties - "The Lonely Vampire"- Creepy Lullabies

Eban Schletter with Samm Levine- "Bleh"- Witching Hour

Break 2:

Twink- "The Edge of Darkness"- Twink

Segment 3:

Bobby "Boris" Pickett- "Me & My Mummy"- The Original Monster Mash

The Shaggs- "It's Halloween"- Philosophy of the World

Justin Roberts- "Trick or Treat"- Jungle Gym

Clementown- "Skeleton Flowers"- Polkabats and Octopus Slacks

They Might Be Giants- "Sleepwalkers"-No!

Closing Song:

The Sippy Cups - "The Day After Halloween"- One Day Soon

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PPR #17

2010-10-22T10:23:00.001-04:00

Our pick of the week comes from the Flannery Brothers. Their album "The New Explorers Club" soars to new heights in the world of kids music. Multiple award winning artists, these brothers have created an album you'll want to get up and dance to. You'll enjoy the quirky sound of ukulele, as well as the jazzy sound of horns all on "The New Explorers Club."

Segment 1:

Aaron Joseph - "City Kitty"- A Band of Our Own

Paul Wing - "Dick Whittington and His Cat"- Kiddie Records Weekly 2009

The Salteens - "I Love My Cat"- Kid Songs

Treehouse 10 - "The Man With 29 Cats"- Bug In A Puddle

Kelly Hogan - "Senor El Gato"- v/a The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs For Bumpy Wagon Rides

Recess Monkey - "Kitty Sister"- Tabby Road

Break 1:

Medeski, Martin & Wood - "Cat Creeps"- Let's Go Everywhere

Segment 2:

Brian Vogan and his Good Buddies - "27"- Sing A Little Song

Lucky Diaz - "This Old Man"- Luckiest Adventure

Justin Roberts - "We Go Duck"- Jungle Gym

Medeski, Martin & Wood - "Hickory Dickory Dock"- Let's Go Everywhere

Break 2:

Medeski Martin & Wood - "Old Paint"- Let's Go Everywhere

Segment 3:

Flannery Brothers - "In The Middle"-The New Explorers Club

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo- "Opposite Day"- Underground Playground

The Pop Ups- "Inside Outside"- Outside Voices

Michael Rachap- "Circle and Square"- Songeez:Original Music From Readeez

Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell- "Stop and Go"- Catch the Moon

Lunch Money- "Silly Reflection"- Silly Reflection

Closing Song:

Dean Jones- "Hush Little Baby"- Napper's Delight

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PPR #16

2010-10-14T22:46:00.001-04:00

This week's album feature is TIME OUT TO ROCK!, the second album from The Not-Its!. These fashionable rock stars of the "Kindie Rock" world have created an album that is a testament to their ability to rock out. In fact, moms and dads may recognize their front woman, Sarah Shannon, as the former lead singer for noisy 90's pop outfit, Velocity Girl. Rockers of all ages will enjoy the band's imaginative charm when listening to songs about the first day at a new school, being different, or standing up to a bully.

Prehistoric fun this week, as we ponder what it might be like to have a pet dinosaur. We also have music in celebration of friendship, and songs to exercise the imagination. New music from Elizabeth Mitchell, MANY HANDS: FAMILY MUSIC FOR HAITI, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Lucky Diaz and The Salteens.

Segment 1:

Paul Wing/Paul Gilbert - "Bertram and The Baby Dinosaur" pt. 1 - Kiddie Records Weekly 2007, Week 17

Johnny Cash- "Dinosaur Song"- The Johnny Cash Children's Album

Paul Wing/Paul Gilbert - "Bertram and The Baby Dinosaur" pt.2
Dinosaur Pop - "Diplodicus"- Dinosaur Pop

Paul Wing/Paul Gilbert- "Bertram and The Baby Dinosaur" pt.3

For more information on Paul Gilbert's "Bertram" stories, visit http://www.bertramstories.com .

Break 1:

Lullatone - "Make Believe Melody"- The Bedtime Beat

Segment 2:

The Salteens - "I'm So Happy"- Kid Songs

Lisa Loeb - "Best Friend"- Camp Lisa

Frances England - "That's What Friends Are For"- v/a Many Hands: Family Music For Haiti

Lucky Diaz - "Let Me Be Yours"- Luckiest Adventure

Break 2:

Lullatone - "Make Believe Melody #2"- The Bedtime Beat

Segment 3:

The Not-Its! - "Only Kids Can See"- Time Out to Rock!

Snow Patrol - "I Am An Astronaut"- v/a Colours Are Brighter

Lennon's Song - "Use Your Imagination"- We Love, We Learn, We Grow

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - "Bored is a Bad Word"- Underground Playground

Clementown and Calef Brown - "The Runaway Waffle"- Polkabats and

Octopus Slacks

Lunch Money - "Are You A Rabbit?"- Dizzy

Tipsy - "Popcorn"- v/a Dimension Mix: A Tribute to Dimension 5 Records

Closing Song:

Elizabeth Mitchell - "David's Mandolin"- Sunny Day

Pied Piper Radio introduction and theme music courtesy of the wonderful and talented Dean Jones. He makes great music for kids and families on his own, and with Dog on Fleas. Read more about him and No Parking Studio here!

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PPR #15

2010-10-08T10:45:00.001-04:00

Our featured album is "Sunny Day," the brilliant, most recent from Elizabeth Mitchell. Made by Mitchell's friends and family, "Sunny Day" is like taking a peek at their world. It features many traditional children's songs from around the world, as well as new music with a friendly folk sound. This is Mitchell's second release with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Are you ready for an adventure? Let's explore the world around us, and see what kind of treasures we can find. We'll have songs about adventure, explorers and exploration, our world and music from or inspired by other cultures.

New music this week comes from Lunch Money, from the Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti compilation, the Flannery Brothers, Frances England, Lucky Diaz, Pete Seeger and the Rivertown Kids, and The Salteens.

Segment 1:
Todd McHatton - Fun and Adventure - Sunday at the Rocket Park

Rocknoceros - Lucky Lindy - PINK!

Lunch Money - You Are Here- v/a Many Hands: Family Music For Haiti

Michael Rachap - Make It Up The Mountain - Songeez: Original Music From Readeez

Flannery Brothers - Green Submarine- The New Explorers Club

Frances England - Jaques Cousteau- Mind of My Own

Break 1:

Twink - Three Bunnies In A Balloon - A Very Fine Adventure

Segment 2:

Lucky Diaz - Explorer- Luckiest Adventure

Kira Willey - The Sound I Found - Dance For The Sun

Renee and Jeremy - It's A Big World- It's A Big World

Break 2:

Twink - The Voyage Home - A Very Fine Adventure

Segment 3:

Elizabeth Mitchell - Reggae In The Fields- Sunny Day

Geoffrey Owen and Mary Christopher - African Lullaby-v/a Dimension Mix

Zhima Jie - Rubber Duckie- v/a Putumayo Kids Presents Sesame Street Playground

Mariana Iranzi - Caballito [Horsey]- Aventura Collage

Pete Seeger and The Rivertown Kids - Mastinchele Wachipi Olewan [The Rabbit Song]- Tomorrow's Children

The Harmonica Pocket - Mere Bacche Ke Liye Lori [Hindi Lullaby for My Child]- Ladybug One

Closing Song:

The Salteens - All My Friends Are Different- Kid Songs

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PPR #14

2010-10-01T07:56:00.001-04:00

Our pick of the week is "Kids," the brand new album just for kids, from Keller Williams. Known for his creativity and humor, this Virginia native and one man band mixes a joyful blend of music on the edge of bluegrass with his one of a kind, edgy style. This episode marks the WORLD PREMIERE of his version of "Grandma's Feather Bed."

This week, we're feeling nutty! We're also feeling cheesy from smiling for school pictures. Take off your shoes because we'll be jumping on beds like monkeys!

We have new music this week from Professor Banjo and the Yo Gabba Gabba compilation "Music is Aweosme: Volume 2", as well as recent work from the Candy Band and Stars- from the Sing Me To Sleep compilation. We also have a new story from Bill Harley!

Segment 1:

The Hollow Trees - "To Morrow"- Welcome to Nelsonville

Sam Hinton - "Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts"- Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts

Bill Harley - "The Boy Who Hid In a Peanut"- The Best Candy In The World

Caspar Babypants - "I'm A Nut"- More Please!
Boogers- "Peanut Butter and Jelly"- Road To Rock

Jad & David Fair - "Peanut Museum"- Six Dozen Cookies

Break 1:

The Harmonica Pocket - "Lucid Dream #3"- Ladybug One

Segment 2:

Candy Band - "Ode To Joy"- High Five

Datarock - "Smile For the Camera"- v/a Yo Gabba Gabba: Music is Awesome! vol. 2

The Kinks - "Picture Book"- Are The Village Green Preservation Society

Dreyer Family Band - "Photograph"- Family Photograph

Break 2:

The Harmonica Pocket - "Mbira Dreaming"- Ladybug One

Segment 3:

Keller Williams - "Grandma's Feather Bed"- Kids

The Baby Loves Jazz Band - "Ten Little Monkeys"- Baby Loves Jazz: Go Baby Go

They Might Be Giants - Bed Bed Bed- No!

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - "Sweet Dreams"- Easy
Charlie Hope- "Sun and Moon"- World of Dreams

Stars - "Asleep"- v/a Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies

Closing:

Professor Banjo - "Did You Have A Good Sleep"- Old Time, Good Time!

Pied Piper Radio introduction and theme music courtesy of the wonderful and talented Dean Jones. He makes great music for kids and families on his own, and with Dog on Fleas. Read more about him and No Parking Studio here!

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PPR #13

2010-09-23T21:49:00.005-04:00

Our pick of the week is Take it Outside, the most recent album from The Okee Dokee Brothers. The Okee Dokee's combine elements of Bluegrass, Americana, pop and rock to make exceptional music with their friends and neighbors in the Minneapolis area.

Pack your trunks, because we’ll be venturing all over the place. Pretend to be an elephant, head on over to the school cafeteria, and dance with some extraterrestrials!

We also have new music from the Many Hands: Family Music For Haiti compilation, Caspar Babypants, Oran Etkin, the Flannery Brothers and Billy Kelly.

Segment 1:

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - “Noise” - Many Hands: Family Music For Haiti

Caspar Babypants - “Look At All These Elephants” - This is Fun!

Mandy Miller - “Nellie The Elephant” - Hello Children Everywhere

John Upchurch and Mark Greenberg - “The Elephant Leads the Way” - John and Mark's Children's Record

Dan Zanes and Friends - “Water For The Elephants”- Family Dance
Louis Prima- “The Music Goes 'Round and Around” Nicky's Jazz For Kids

Break 1: 

Bert Dalton Trio- “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat” - Got Jazz

Segment 2: 

Miss Aimee Leigh- “Hey Lunch Lady”- Can You Come Out and Play

Parry Gripp- “Sandwich” - Do You Like Waffles?
Eric Ode- “Loretta Lost a Tooth At Lunch” - When You Smile
Central Services- “Lunch Time (Tin Foil Robots)”- Central Services Presents... The Board of Education!
James Kochalka Superstar- “Pizza Rocket”- Why Is the Sky Blue?

Break 2: 

Bert Dalton Trio- “Ma Na Ma Na”- Got Jazz

Segment 3: 
Oran Etkin- “All I Want To Do Is Dance” - Wake Up Clarinet!
Flannery Brothers- “Hi 5 Dance”- The New Explorers Club

They Might Be Giants- “High Five!"- Here Come the 123's

Billy Kelly- “The Dance From Outer Space” - Is This Some Kind of Joke?

The Okee Dokee Brothers- “The Extraterrestrials”- Take It Outside

Closing Song: 

Dog On Fleas- “Water Planet”- Beautiful World

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PPR #12

2010-07-27T09:49:00.002-04:00

Todd McHatton's most recent album, Sundays at the Rocket Park, is our pick of the week! Lightly psychedelic pop, sprinkled with well measured doses of glam rock and power pop, inspired by, and made for his family. We think it's super cool that he's decided to share it with all of us because we found ourselves mesmerized by stories about birdies with beards, guitar lessons, counting sheep who need sleep, and "Little Plumber," a song about parenting through video games. And it's not all about the kids- there are a couple of incredibly beautiful love songs on there too! Recommended for fans of Gustafer Yellowgold, Harry Nilsson, The Yellow Submarine, and Syd and Marty Krofft.

Sometimes, we at Pied Piper Radio need a little help from our friends. So, this week when we couldn't decide whether to play songs about super heroes or songs about birds, we asked friends at our Facebook fan page which they would rather hear. They told us, almost unanimously, that they wanted songs about birds. We are glad to introduce you to a very special, listener requested, BIRD episode.

Our featured album is Sundays At The Rocket Park, the forthcoming album from Todd McHatton. We also have new music from Dr. Dog, Charlie Hope and Justin Roberts, and a track from a very exciting new benefit compilation, called Many Hands: Family Music For Haiti.

Read about all the tweeting, chiping, feathery fun!

Segment 1:
The Free Design- "Love You"- ...Sing For Very Important People
Dr. Dog- "The Unicorn"- v/a Twistable Turnable Man

Earthworm Ensemble- "We Are Birds"- Earthworm Ensemble
Gustafer Yellowgold- "Birds"- Have You Never Been Yellow?
Todd McHatton- "A Flurry of Furry Birdys"- Sundays At The Rocket Park

Break:
His Name Is Alive- "Something Nothing Mountain"- UFO Catcher

Segment 2:

Justin Roberts- "New Haircut"- Jungle Gym
Robbert Bobbert- "The Little Duck"- ...And The Bubble Machine

The Jackson 5- "Rockin' Robin"- The Ultimate Collection

Ella Fitzgerald- "The Hot Canary"- Miss Ella's Playhouse

Break:

Charlie Parker and Miles Davis- "Ornithology"- Bird Song

Segment 3:

Dean Jones feat. The Felice Brothers- "Sing Like A Sparrow"- Rock Paper Scissors

Terri Hendrix- "Eagles"- Places In Between

Elizabeth Mitchell- "Little Bird, Little Bird"- You Are My Little Bird

Jean Ritchie- "Bluebird Song"- Childhood Songs

Caspar Babypants- "Free Like A Bird"- Here I Am!

Charlie Hope- "Two Little Blackbirds"- I'm Me!

Beethoven's Wig- "Whistling Happily"- Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing-Along Symphonies

Closing:

Emily Curtis- "We Belong"- v/a Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti

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PPR #11

2010-07-26T21:08:00.003-04:00

This week on Pied Piper Radio we observe these hot, dog days of summer by playing songs and stories about the animal fondly known as "man's best friend." We also have a set of songs about books lined up, in honor of the ongoing summer literacy programs that can be found at libraries nationwide. We have beats and scratches in store, featuring songs that GO! including ones about big wheels, roller skates and race cars.

Our featured album is Outside Voices, the debut album from The Pop Ups. (We liked it SO much that we featured it AGAIN!!) We also have new music from The Not-Its! and The Jellydots, and have favorites from Yo Gabba Gabba, Kimya Dawson, Frances England and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo.

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Segment 1:

The Little Ones- "Hey, Won't Somebody Come and Play"- v/a Yo Gabba Gabba: Music is Awesome!

Kimya Dawson and Friends- "Louie"- Alphabutt

Jonathan Richman- "Our Dog is Getting Older Now"- v/a Colours Are Brighter

Ella Fitzgerald- "Old Mother Hubbard"- Miss Ella's Playhouse

Jim Copp & Ed Brown- "The Dog That Went To Yale"- Agnes Moutwash & Friends

Barry Louis Polisar- "Our Dog Bernard"- Old Dogs, New Tricks

Break:

Twink- "Ant Farm"- Twink

Segment 2:

Frances England- "The Books I Like To Read"- Fascinating Creatures

Supernova- "Books"- Supernova

Tiny Masters of Today- "Book Song"- Bang Bang Boom Cake

The Jellydots- "Books"- Jelly Jukebox

Break:

Twink- "Moongirl"- Twink

Segment 3:

The Not-Its!- "Green Light, Go!"- Time Out to Rock!

The Pop Ups- "Big Wheel"- Outside Voices

DJ Shadow- "Mutual Slump"- Endtroducing...

Ruckus Roboticus feat. Skratchmatik- "Taking Turns"- Playing With Scratches

Closing:

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo- "Life Is Music"- Easy

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PPR #10

2010-07-26T18:47:00.002-04:00

Outside Voices, the debut album from The Pop Ups is our pick of the week! Jason and Jacob skillfully combine elements of 80's new wave, dance pop, reggae, puppetry and MORE into this fantastic debut. Seriously, one of the best albums we've heard all year. Recommended for fans of big wheels, Men Without Hats, "Young Folks," Sesame Street and pasta.

PPR #10 is our Independence Day episode. We celebrate with patriotic music from independent artists, and traditional children's folk, Bluegrass and Americana. Our featured album is The Pop Ups' debut, Outside Voices and we played new music from The Jellydots and David Tobocman.

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Segment 1:
Ella Jenkins- "I Woke Up This Morning"- We Are America's Children
The Pop Ups- "F & G"- Outside Voices

The Jellydots- "O-Bounty"- Jelly Jukebox
Pavement- "No More Kings"- v/a School House Rock! Rocks

Boogers- "Grand Old Flag"- Road To Rock

David Tobocman- "America's Our Country"- Unreleased

Break:

Takagi Masakatsu- "Wonderland"- Journal For People

Segment 2:

Doc Watson- "John Henry"- Songs For Little Pickers

Jean Ritchie- "Train A Comin'"- Marching Across The Green Grass and Other American Children's Game Songs

Henry Thomas- "Little Red Caboose"- v/a The Story That The Crow Told Me vol. 2

Break:

John Fahey- "The Last Steam Engine Train"- The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977

Segment 3:

Ronnie McCoury- "This Land is Your Land"- Little Mo' McCoury

The Meat Purveyors- "Crawdad Song"- v/a The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs For Bumpy Wagon Rides

The Hollow Trees- "Raccoon and Possum"- The Hollow Trees

Banjos For Babes- "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"- Volume One: Classic Children's Songs

Lynn Ahrens, Schoolhouse Rock- "The Preamble"- The Best of Schoolhouse Rock

Pete Seeger- "Skip To My Lou"- American Folk, Game and Activity Songs For Children

Closing:

Danielle Sansone- "Like An Angel"- Two Flowers

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PPR #9

2010-07-26T17:08:00.001-04:00

Coal Train Railroad's self-titled debut is our pick of the week! Their album is straight up jazz for kids. An example of fantastic musicianship and great songwriting for the young. We like songs about bellybuttons, napping and juice here at PPR, and think you will too!

We play ALL kinds of music for kids on Pied Piper Radio, and this week we decided to play A LOT of jazz. Some of the songs we played are recent releases from accomplished jazz musicians who decided to release jazz albums for children. Others are jazz classics made for kids, and still others are jazz classics made for adults that are terribly kid friendly. We also played a set of songs about some characters that are kind of "different," featuring the world premiere of "Cheetah The Buffalo," from the forthcoming album by The Not-Its!.

Our album feature is the self titled debut from Coal Train Railroad, and we played new music from Uncle Rock, The Laurie Berkner Band and Justin Roberts.

List:

Segment 1:
Oran Etkin feat. Charenee Wade- "Little Lamb Jam"- Putumayo Kids Presents: Jazz Playground
Ella Fitzgerald- "Melinda the Mousie"- Miss Ella's Playhouse

The Baby Loves Jazz Band- "Ten Little Monkeys"- Go Baby Go

Vince Guaraldi Trio- "Linus and Lucy"- A Charlie Brown Christmas

The King Cole Trio- "The Three Trees"- King Cole For Kids
Ken Nordine- "Azure"- Colors

Break:

Duke Ellington- "A Spoon Full of Sugar"- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

Segment 2:
The Not-Its!- "Cheetah the Buffalo"- Time Out to Rock! (forthcoming, World Premiere!!)

The Fastbacks- "One of These Things"- v/a Greasy Kid Stuff: Music From Inside the Radio
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers- "Abominable Snowman in the Market"- Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers

Uncle Rock- "My Friend Bigfoot"- The Big Picture

Break:
Robbert Bobbert- "Boom Boom"- ....And The Bubble Machine

Segment 3:

The Laurie Berkner Band- "Moon Moon Moon"- The Best of The Laurie Berkner Band
Justin Roberts- "Cardboard Box"- Jungle Gym

Renee and Jeremy- "Share"- C'Mon
Coal Train Railroad- "What's Mine Is Yours"- Coal Train Railroad

Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke- "Going To The Moon"- Rise and Shine

Closing:
Frances England- "Charlie Parker"- Fascinating Creatures

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PPR #8

2010-07-26T10:47:00.001-04:00

Charlie Hope's I'm Me! is our pick of the week! Charlie charmed us with her sweet, clear voice and simple, yet interesting, beats. Her songs are well written and incorporate elements like hand clapping and vocalizing train and firetruck sounds that will appeal to younger kids, while satisfying adult sensibilities. Truly lovely.

Happy Father's Day!!!! This week on Pied Piper Radio, we are celebrating Father's Day weekend with songs for Dads by musical families, new shoes (a little bit of the blues), a small tribute to Harry Nilsson, and reggae and reggae inspired tunes.

New music from Todd McHatton, The Pop Ups, and Banjos For Babes.

Read about it with your Dad!

Segment 1:

Little Miss Ann- "Dance With Your Daddy"- Music For Tots

Woody Guthrie- "Dance Around"- Nursery Days

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family- "Don't I Fit In My Daddy's Shoes?"- Go Waggaloo

Dean Jones- "Walk Along"- Nappers Delight

Blitzen Trapper- "New Shoes"- v/a For The Kids Three

BB King- "One Shoe Blues"- v/a Sandra Boynton Blue Moo

Charlie Hope- "Cowboy Boots"- I'm Me!

Break:
Banjos For Babes- "Coke Oven March"- Volume One: Classic Children's Songs

Segment 2:
Todd McHatton- "Happy Birthday Harry"- FREE DOWNLOAD

Harry Nilsson- "Life Line"- The Point
Gustafer Yellowgold- "Underwater Stars"- Mellow Fever
The Beatles- "Octopus's Garden"- Abbey Road

Break:
The Skatalites- "Good News"- Guns of Navarrone: The Best of The Skatalites

Segment 3:
Ziggy Marley- "ABC"- Family Time
Bob Marley- "Bend Down Low"- B Is For Bob
Elizabeth Mitchell- "Three Little Birds"- You Are My Little Bird
The Pop Ups- "Balloon"- Outside Voices

Closing:
Frances England- "Daddy-O"- Fascinating Creatures

Candy Band- "Mom Says No (Go Ask Dad)"- High Five

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PPR #7

2010-07-26T10:01:00.002-04:00

PlaySoundz' first full length release, Electronic Music For Children, is our pick of the week! The album features 27 tracks of bleeping, blooping fun. Songs about playing with your food, playing outside, making believe and being a kid. The album also features a number of great Halloween songs. Definitely worth finding!

This week, weve got songs about our environments and the worlds around us in store. Well take a look at the big picture and think a bit about energy and cleaning up our natural environment. Well also take a look at, or more precisely, a listen to our homes- all the fantastic sounds we hear in our houses. We've also got songs about art and creativity in store, including songs about drawing, doodling, shapes, colors and visiting the museum.

Our featured album is Electronic Music For Children, the first full length release from PlaySoundz. We have new music from Ralph and Ralph, Uncle Rock, The Mudcakes, Charlie Hope, The Pop Ups, Coal Train Railroad and Justin Roberts.

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Segment 1:

PlaySoundz- "Why Does A Zebra Have Stripes?"- Electronic Music For Children

Ralph and Ralph- "The Beat of Me"- Opposites
Uncle Rock- "The Big Picture"- The Big Picture

Biz Markie- "The Engergy Blues"- v/a School House Rock! Rocks

The Happiest Guys In The World- "You Can Make A Difference If You Try, Try, Try"- v/a Greasy Kid Stuff vol. 1
The Mudcakes- "Hug"- Songs For Little Monkeys

Charlie Hope- "Rainbow"- I'm Me!

Break:

Unknown- "Mary, Mungo & Midge"- v/a Songs For The Young At Heart

Segment 2:
PlaySoundz- "My House Is Too Noisy"- Electronic Music For Children

Dreyer Family Band- "Loud House"- Family Photograph
The Free Design- "Lullaby"- ...Sing For Very Important People

Jim Copp and Ed Brown- "The Cow and the Kitty Cat"- Agnes Mouthwash & Friends vol. 1

Break:

Unknown- "Robinson Crusoe"- v/a Songs For The Young At Heart

Segment 3:
PlaySoundz- "Darn Doodles"- Electronic Music For Children

Peggy Lee- "A Doodlin' Song"- v/a Nicky's Jazz For Kids

The Pop Ups- "Apes In Capes"- Outside Voices
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers- "Vincent Van Gogh"- Rockin' & Romance

Music For Aardvarks and Other Mammals- "Modern Art"- Run Around Kid

Coal Train Railroad- "It's Hard To Listen"- Coal Train Railroad

Duke Ellington- "Chim Chim Cheree"- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

Closing:
Justin Roberts- "2 x 4"- Jungle Gym

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PPR #6

2010-07-23T23:24:00.002-04:00

The Jellydots' Jelly Jukebox is our pick of the week! Sunny songs about adventure, birthdays, rockin' out and not killing spiders. A tribute to soul music with old-school hip hop, reggae, rock and afro-pop influences. So good... a total summertime album, with great songs for kids and parents, alike.

Are YOU ready for summer? Schools all over the United States are letting out for summer vacation. We are celebrating that this week on Pied Piper Radio! We've got songs about all the fun things that summer brings, like summer camp, flip-flops and sunglasses, ice cream and the beach, road trips, adventure and camping. We've got a little bit of kid soul lined up, a track from that great Baby Loves Salsa album, more from the rockin' moms of Candy Band and new music from Recess Monkey. Our album feature this week is a SUPER summer album, Jelly Jukebox- the most recent from The Jellydots.

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Segment 1:

Lisa Loeb- "Are You Ready For The Summer?"- Camp Lisa
Cindy & The Playmates- "Now That School Is Through"- v/a Home Schooled: The ABC's of Kid Soul
Jackson 5- "ABC"- The Ultimate Collection

Egg- "Flip-Flops"- Sunny Side Up
Michael Rachap- "Flip-Flops"- Songeez: Original Music From Readeez
Treehouse 10- "There's A Beat"- Bug In A Puddle
Baby Loves Salsa- "Vamos a la Playa (Take You To The Beach)"- Salsa For Kittens and Puppies

Break:
The Kahuna Band- "Kaikamahine"- Greatest Ukulele Solo Ballads

Segment 2:

Twink with Cozy Pony- "Very Cherry"- Ice Cream Truckin'
Recess Monkey- "Sunglasses"- The Final Funktier
Candy Band- "Ice Cream"- High Five
Frances England- "I Scream, You Scream"- Family Tree

Break:
Michael Hearst- "The Popsicle Parade"- Songs For Ice Cream Trucks

Segment 3:

The Jellydots- "Adventure Quest"- Jelly Jukebox
They Might Be Giants- "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip"- Here Come the 123's

Ratboy Jr.- 'Are We There Yet"- Smorgasbord

The Not-its!- "I Love Camping"- We Are The Not-It's!

Daniel Johnston- "Unpack Your Adjectives"- v/a School House Rock! Rocks
Barenaked Ladies- "The Other Day I Met A Bear"- v/a For The Kids Three!

Closing:

PlaySoundz- "Comic Book Clouds"- Electronic Music For Children

Pied Piper Radio introduction and theme music courtesy of the wonderful and talented Dean Jones. He makes great music for kids and families on his own, and with Dog on Fleas. Read more about him and No Parking Studio here!

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PPR #5

2010-07-23T12:39:00.002-04:00

Ratboy Jr.'s Smorgasbord is our pick of the week! Hailing from the Hudson Valley region of New York, a hotbed of activity in the current kids' music scene, Ratboy Jr. represent with imaginative lyrics, down home rockin' style, and all-around great ideas. The album features songs about never melting snowmen, enterprising monkies and playing in the dirt. Highly recommended.

Every week on Pied Piper Radio, we feature new and interesting work from bands and artists who make music for kids. This week was no exception! We had LOADS of great new things to play, including recent work from Snow Monster!, PlaySoundz, Treehouse 10, The Bramble Jam, and Lennon's Song. Ratboy Jr.'s Smorgasbord was our featured album, and we had lots of super-fun extras from their front-man, Timmy, to play in conjunction with that. We played some great songs about pets, songs about Grandmas, and how we sometimes miss them, and songs for the beginning of summer. This was, by the way, our Memorial Day episode.

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Segment 1:
Snow Monster!- "Come Home Firehat"- Unreleased
PlaySoundz- "Doggie Don't, Doggie Do"- Electronic Music For Children
Flaming Lips- "Big Ol' Bug Is The New Baby Now"- v/a Colours Are Brighter
Robbert Bobbert And The Bubble Machine- "Hey Little Puppy"- Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine
Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke- "I Had a Little Dog"- Rise And Shine

Treehouse 10- "The Man With 29 Cats"- Bug In a Puddle

Break:
The Beach Boys- "Pet Sounds"- Pet Sounds

Segment 2:
Frances England- "The Fast Train To Grandma's"- Family Tree
Barry Louis Polisar- "I Miss Grandma"- Family Trip
The Bramble Jam- "I Am Not Gone"- Move Your Boots

Break:
John Fahey- "My Grandfather's Clock"- Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6

Segment 3:
Ratboy Jr.- "Dirt"- Smorgasbord

Lennon's Song- "Summertime"- We Love, We Learn, We Grow

Dog On Fleas- "Green Grass of Summer"- When I Get Little

Sam Hinton- "The Green Grass Growing All Around"- Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts
Elizabeth Mitchell- "Grassy Grass Grass"- You Are My Little Bird
John Upchurch and Mark Greenberg- "The Lawnmower"- John and Mark's Children's Record

Closing:
P:Ano- "Sunny"- v/a For The Kids Three

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PPR #4

2010-07-23T11:48:00.001-04:00

Candy Band's High Five is our pick of the week! This group of rockin' moms from Detroit have been doing punked out versions of classic and modern kids' faves, since 2002. Their fifth album is a bit more grown up- fewer nursery rhymes, more PIRATES! Super fun for the whole fam, and further proof that moms and kids CAN rock out together.

Pirates with carrots instead of parrots? Lemonade seas and lollipop trees? Blue skies and flying shoes? Welcome to Pied Piper Radio. We have all that and MORE in store for you this week. We're going to play some poems about piracy and some songs about scallywags. We've got sticky sweet children's folk to play and, after all that sugary goodness, we'll spend some time taking care of our teeth. Blue skies, little airplanes, boys from Neverland and rocket shoes too!

Our featured album is the Candy Band's High Five. We'll be hearing new music from PlaySoundz and The Jellydots, and recent works from Clementown, Dean Jones and the Felice Brothers, Of Montreal, and Dan Zanes and Friends.

Segment 1:

Shel Silverstein- "Captain Blackbeard Did What?"- A Light in the Attic

Clementown and Calef Brown- "Olf"- Polkabats and Octopus Slacks: The Music!
Dean Jones feat. The Felice Brothers- "Isthmus Be the Pirate Waltz"- Rock Paper Scissors

Little Miss Ann- "Pirate Ship"- Music For Tots

They Might Be Giants- "Pirate Girls Nine"- Here Come the 123's
Candy Band- "Pirate"- High Five

Tom Glazer- "Big Rock Candy Mountain"- ...Sings Honk, Hiss, Tweet, GGGGG

Break:
Michael Hearst- "One For Doran"- Songs For Ice Cream Trucks

Segment 2:
Of Montreal- "Brush Brush Brush"- v/a Yo Gabba Gabba: Music Is Awesome!
PlaySoundz- "(If You Happen To Be) A Tooth"- Electronc Music For Children

Max Bygraves- "You're A Pink Toothbrush"- v/a Hello Children Everywhere

Michael Shelley- "That's Where The Plaque Is"- v/a Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside The Radio

Break:

La Grand Illusion- "Let's Pretend"- v/a Childish Music

Segment 3:

The Delgados- "Mr. Blue Sky"- The Complete BBC Peel Sessions

Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers- "I'm A Little Airplane"- Roadrunner, Roadrunner: The Beserkley Collection
Dan Zanes and Friends- "I'm Flying"- 76 Trombones

Gustafer Yellowgold- "Rocket Shoes"- Gustafer Yellowgold's Wide, Wild World

Closing:

The Jellydots- "Someday Soon"- Jelly Jukebox

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PPR #3

2010-07-23T10:17:00.001-04:00

Princess Katie & Racer Steve's Tiny Cool is our pick of the week. The album is full of pop, rock, surf, bossanova and comedy sketches for kids. Stay tuned! We'll soon install players below, so YOU can hear Princess Katie's advice for kids who want to become comedians, learn about the band's work with orphanages abroad, and to hear Racer Steve tell us about the RACE CAR he built all by himself!

Do you like stories? We do!

This week on Pied Piper Radio, we've got songs about fairytales and stories, a story about stories, and songs about racecars (but no stories about them.) We'll also hear great versions of childhood classics like "Three Blind Mice," and "Gymnopedie no. 1" (???), and other fantastic indie lullabies. Our featured album is Tiny Cool, from Princess Katie & Racer Steve. We played more new music from Debbie and Friends, Ratboy Jr., The Coctails and Treehouse 10.

Segment 1:

Sinead O'Connor- "One Day My Prince Will Come"- v/a Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage Disney Films
Princess Katie & Racer Steve- "The Unenchanted Forest"- Tiny Cool

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Red- "Puff the Magic Dragon"- v/a Songs For the Young at Heart The Boy Least Likely To- "A Fairytale Ending"- The Law of the Playground

Jad and David Fair- "Grampa's Books"- Six Dozen Cookies

Half Japanese- "Penny in the Fountain"- Greatest Hits

Break:

Bing Crosby and Dean Fuller- "Candlestick Suite Part #2"- Bing Crosby Sings and Narrates Jack B. Nimble

Segment 2:
Freakwater- "Little Red Riding Hood"- v/a The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs For Bumpy Wagon Rides
Debbie and Friends- "Little Red Remix"- More Story Songs and Sing Alongs
Twink- "Grandmother and the Wolf"- The Broken Record

Break:

David Bowie, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev- "The Wolf"- David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf

Segment 3:

Caspar Babypants- "Three Blind Mice"- Here I Am!
Ratboy Jr.- "The Log"- Smorgasbord
The Coctails, Erik Satie- "Gymnopedie No. 1"- v/a Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies

John Upchurch and Mark Greenberg- "Until the Dawn"- John and Mark's Children's Record
Treehouse 10- "It's Getting To Be Nighttime"- Bug In a Puddle

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PPR #2

2010-07-14T11:29:00.002-04:00

Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band's PLAY! is our pick of the week. The album is full of traditional children's songs done in a refreshingly simple, new way- on the ukulele. You and yours can learn to play the songs on the album with the included ukulele fingering and chord charts. One of our new favorites!

Come To Our PARTY!

This week on Pied Piper Radio, we throw a HUGE party. Wanna guess who the guest of honor is? That's right! It's MOM!!!!!

Listen to springtime tunes and lovely Japanese children's music, shake it with high energy jazz and hip hop, and LEARN TO PLAY THE UKULELE with our featured artists, Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band! TONS of fun, this and every week at PPR!

Introduction:

The Re-Bops- "Will You Come To My Party?" Mother Goose's Never Ending Tea Party

Segment 1:

Ella Jenkins- "All Will Be Dancing"- Rhythms of Childhood

Brian Vogan - "Spring"- Little Songs

Me3- "Tulip"- The Thin King

Elizabeth Mitchell- "Zousan (Little Elephant)"- You Are My Little Bird
Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band- "Japanese Umbrella Song"- Play!
Lullatone- "Maboroshi Ondo"- The Bedtime Beat
The Not-Its!- "Wompa Weeda"- We Are The Not-Its!

Break:
Twink- "Whoop-De-Doodle"- Twink

Segment 2:

Ralph and Ralph- "The World Turns Right"- Opposites

The Shaggs- "Who Are Parents"- Philosophy of the World

Heidi Swedberg- UKULELE LESSON!!!

Break:

Twink- "Jibber Jabber"- Twink

Segment 3:

Flannery Brothers- "Shake"- Move Over Lullabies... It's Time For Wake Up Songs!
Medeski, Martin & Wood- "Where's The Music?"- Let's Go Everywhere
The Baby Loves Jazz Band- "Go Baby Go"- Baby Loves Jazz: Go Baby Go
Ruckus Roboticus- "Here We Go"- Playing With Scratches
Kira Willey- "Surfer Mama"- Dance For the Sun: Yoga Songs For Kids
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family- "If Mama Had 4 Hands"- Go Waggaloo

Candy Band- "If You're Happy and You Know It"- Candy Band

Background Music for this Episode:
Rockabye Baby- Excerpts from Lullaby Renditions of the Beach Boys

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PPR #1

2010-07-14T10:09:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the premiere episode of Pied Piper Radio. Thanks for tuning in!

The Flannery Brothers' Move Over Lullabies...It's Time For Wake Up Songs! is our pick of the week. The album consists of six songs about (you guessed it) waking up. A great way to start the day- super sunny! Recommended for fans of Elvis Costello, morning and kazoo solos.

We had a lot to celebrate this week, including imaginary things, the fabulous Spring weather, the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby, National Bike Month, and Cinco De Mayo.

Here's what we played:

Introduction:
Uncle Rock- "Pure Imagination"- Plays Well With Others

Segment 1:

Smoking Popes- "Pure Imagination"- Destination Failure
Sesame Street- "Imagination"- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music

Me3- "The Thin King"- The Thin King

The Tastebuds- "I Love the Springtime"- Yummyfun Kooking Series: "Spring Has Sprung"

Billy Kelly- "Springtime, It's My Favorite"- Thank You For Joining the Happy Club

The Rolling Stones- "Dandelion"- Through the Past, Darkly
Carol Batton- "Bee-ing"- v/a Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word

Break:
Takagi Masakatsu- "Come March"- v/a Childish Music

Segment 2:

Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem- "Tinny" - Ranky Tanky
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family- "Oni's Ponies"- Go Waggaloo

Cerys Matthews- "White Horses"- v/a Songs For The Young At Heart
The Hipwaders- "My Green Bicycle"- The Hipwaders

Break:

John Fahey- "Bicycle Built for Two"- The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death

Segment 3:

Flannery Brothers- "Pedal My Bike"- Move Over Lullabies...It's Time For Wake Up Songs!
The Jellydots- 'Bicycle"- Hey You Kids!
Kelly Hogan- "Senor Don Gato"- v/a The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs For Bumpy Wagon Rides

Baby Loves Salsa- "Meow How How"- Salsa For Kittens & Puppies

Plaza Sesamo w/ Aleks Syntek- "Ricas Frutas"- v/a Putumayo Presents Sesame Street Playground

Mariana Iranzi- "Contamos Hasta 10? (The Numbers' Song)"- Aventura Collage

The Harmonica Pocket- "Luna"- Ladybug One

Background Music for this Episode:
Perrey and Kingsley- excerpts from The In Sound From Way Out!

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