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Music for Families
Cantilena CD | Gifts to Hear
Cantilena: Night Songs from Around the World is an extraordinary collection by award winning classical guitarist Hilary Field and vocalist Patrice O’Neill. Also featuring virtuoso acoustic duo Mike Marshall and Darol Anger, Grammy award winning English hornist Nancy Rumbel, and principal musicians from the Seattle Symphony and Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestras, this disc spans the [...]
Sunny Day CD | Gifts to Hear
Elizabeth Mitchell’s newest release, Sunny Day, is a crystal clear river swirling along in the brow beating arch of a summer’s sun. Peaceful beauty that’s flavored with smiling poetry and plucky bluegrass, sprinkled with a lot of heart. In a children’s music industry filled with so much “sameness” of annoying antics and hyperactivity-induced sound effects [...]
It's Santa Claus! | Gifts to Hear
One of our favorite music artists for families is Ben Rudnick & Friends who released A Frog Named Sam in 2009. Totally into vehicles, my son sings the Race Car all. the. time. When Ben Rudnick & Friends released It’s Santa Claus! earlier this month, I knew it would be a hit with the little [...]
Angling the Camera
Does your child act differently when he knows he’s on camera? Is he suddenly more shy and reserved? Is he a total ham for the camera? Or, does he want to be a photog or videographer and wrest the camera from your grasp?
Fab Fall Finds
Autumn is my favorite time of year. I say that with exuberance since we now live in a place where four seasons are manifested with incredible splendor and gusto. Fall for Home To bring the gorgeous colors of fall indoors, I made a few fabric flowers in an evening. Searching for more beautiful things with [...]
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