Hello Spring
Hello Spring Kylie van Dam Goodbye winter, It’s time for you to go. The world has rested up. Now it’s time to grow. Hello Spring time, Your days so bright and long. You make us want to run outside And join your…
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Near Me
These Covid 19 days are intense. They’re filled with new experiences, challenges and waves of emotion. They’ve been odd in so many ways, not the least of which is how we seem to move through mass moments of experience. And I don’t mean, everyone is…
Popdown Lockdown
So…how’s it going at home…with all your school work…? Ok? Or boring? Or the computer keeps crashing…or your sister needs it…or perhaps Mum and Dad? I know. Some days it can feel a bit too much. So… I’ve made you something totally different. (I’m sure you…
School is Shut!
Did Covid 19 shut your school too????? Not nice, hey?!? Luckily we have the internet, so you can keep on learning from home. What’s also lucky, is that your teachers are very very good at using it!! But…did you know that if this happened before…
There’s a lion eating the violins!!!!!!
Do you pretend to be an animal sometimes? Perhaps roar like a lion or sing in the trees like a bird? Here are some very famous pieces of animal music written by people who probably wanted to put roaring lions or chirping birds on stage…
Here is the church
When I was little, my mum taught me how to do this one. It’s a bit tricky with the fingers, so don’t worry if it takes a while to learn. My family is not religious, but I grew up in England where there are looooootttttsssss…
What????? A snake in the grass??????
Ted loves snakes and wanted to sing a song about them. So here we have Mr. Jon and friends…out on a walk through the long long grass. Mmmm…snakes love a bit of long long grass! Snake in the Grass by Mr. Jon and Friends 2012…
The Bauble is the Bubble
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2019! There’s a lot we could talk about after the last of the twenty-teen years: world politics, the environment, changing social landscapes, domestic challenges, career highs and lows, physical and mental health… But seriously… Let’s just ban…
Thanks for the Sky
This song has been written for Nicky, who somehow manages to give and simultaneously, create, enormous amounts of energy in others. Nicky loves the work of the English artist, Celia Smith, who drawers the natural environment with wire and this little song tries to…
Kid’s Requests age 2 to 8
So this is where we’re going to park all the odd bits and bobs kid’s bring me to work on. Today…Ted fancies a bit of Crazy Frog – Axel F. Don’t worry Mum and Dad. You’re children will be fluent English speakers after this one!…
Hello Hello Houten!
In June 2019 Houten held a Cycling Festival and I was lucky enough to help promote that on our local radio station (which indeed…is a little like taking coals to Newcastle). My job was to talk about our journey to Houten as well as pick…