KID PAN ALLEY: Kid Pan Alley

Kid Pan Alley

Kid Pan Alley

© 2006 Compass Records

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Parents Choice Gold Award Winner. From country to classical, pop to the blues--songs co-written with the children of Nashville & recorded by Amy Grant, Delbert McClinton, Suzy Bogguss, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kix Brooks, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Raul Malo,

notes

Kid Pan Alley started with a brilliantly obvious idea-kids make the greatest co-writers-especially when you are writing songs for kids. Imagine some of this country's finest songwriters working in a classroom overflowing with the raw creative imagination of children. Then, record the songs with some of Nashville's best-known artists including Amy Grant, Kix Brooks, Delbert McClinton, Suzy Bogguss, Raul Malo, Jonell Mosser, Tommy Sims, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and you've got Kid Pan Alley Nashville-one of the most amazing children's album ever made.
These are songs that the entire family loves. They're funny, hip, rockin', beautiful, happy, scary, inspirational and moving. They cover the musical map from R&B to reggae, country to classical, and from the Beatles to bluegrass to blues. Parents are certain to love this album just as much as the kids do.
Just imagine what it's like to be a kid living in Nashville and a song you wrote gets recorded by a Grammy winning artist that you've heard many times on the radio. It inspires kids to be creators, to work together, and to write about what is on their minds. As profits from sales go to more music enrichment programs, it also does a lot to bolster their musical education.
The Nashville CD is an exciting partnership with one of the most innovative orchestras in the country, the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Produced by Kid Pan Alley founder Paul Reisler, who produced John McCutcheon's seminal children's albums, Fred Bogert, producer of perennial kids' favorite Trout Fishing in America, and Paul Gambill, Music Director of the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, there has never been another children's album like it.
Kid Pan Alley is a national program that brings songwriters into schools around the country. Check out the 1st Kid Pan Alley CD, Tidal Wave of Song and keep your eyes open at www.KidPanAlley.org for news of upcoming CD's from Portland, ME, Roanoke, VA and another from Nashville.

"Kids' music that is exactly that: Music for-and by-kids. The songs are written with a charming honesty and whimsy that only children can create. Unquestionably the most original kids' CD I've heard all year." XM Satellite Radio
"From the first notes you are hooked by the joy that went into this project....It's an album as ageless as the community that has created it, and that rings true with just one listen...Music that can be enjoyed by the entire family." MetroKids Magazine, Philadelphia, PA

Paul Reisler is the founder and Artistic Director of Kid Pan Alley as well as Trapezoid. He's just released an album with his new group, Paul Reisler & A Thousand Questions featuring Howard Levy, Angela Kaset and Ysaye Barnwell called At Night the Roses Tango.

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  • Kid Pan Alley
    author: Judith Siu

    I heard about the CD one morning on NPR so I purchased it. Actually I had the CD a while before I listened to it with my granddaughter. I liked it so much that I bought 3 more to give to friends! I especially like the variety of music that each artist performed! What a great idea.

  • Kid Pan Alley
    author: Judith Siu

    I heard about the CD one morning on NPR so I purchased it. Actually I had the CD a while before I listened to it with my granddaughter. I liked it so much that I bought 3 more to give to friends! I especially like the variety of music that each artist performed! What a great idea.

  • Kid Pan Alley
    author: Walt Lofstrom

    This is a terrifically inspired and produced CD. Written and prodcued under the guidance of artisitic director Paul Reisler and others, it has so much class! And, to think that most of the songs were written by second-graders! Wow ... lets have another one.

  • I am very happy with the cd.
    author: Linda Conrad

    I thought I was ordering a kids cd, for some reason, I was happy to see that it is a good mix, I am a line dance teacher and plan on using No 7 for my class next year, in Mission, Tx. And I was pleasantly surprised to see all the known artists. Had not realized who all was on the cd. Good Job!!!

  • brima,wilfred and their nanny(me)love kid pan nashville!!!!!
  • A fun CD with catchy tunes and good variety.
    author: Ellen

    I bought this CD for my 15-month-old twin grandchildren after hearing about it on NPR - but have kept it in my car's CD player for over a week. I will get it to them eventually. I think they will really like Stinky Socks and No Fair.

  • Fun, sunny & thoughtful...
    author: Jen

    My dad had me order this for him after hearing it on NPR. My daughter I were the first to listen to it and have yet to give it up. We love it! It's cheery and thought provoking. This is a great CD to start a discussion with your kids. You not only enjoy the music but the message too.

  • Makes me smile!!
    author: Dee

    A great CD. I play it in the morning in my 2nd grade classroom while I'm getting ready for the kids to arrive -- to energize me and make me smile. One of the kids heard it and now, it's all they ask for when we play music. Dee

  • Amazing!
    author: Lester Porter

    My child helped write one of these songs when she was in third grade, and when she was looking on her iTunes she saw the song she helped write three years ago and was amazed at what happened to it! so i listened to it myself and this is amazing how well done they are!

  • Good songs-good production-good value
    author: raul fan

    I bought this because Raul Malo was featured-his voice is awesome and I was not disappointed-but I was delighted with the rest of the tracks as well-well worth a listen.

  • Great CD for Kids!
    author: Mary Anne G.

    This is a great CD for kids. I bought the Time-Life kids' CDs off a TV offer, and I wish I'd have saved my money. The Kid Pan Alley is full of fun, imagination, and is a great sing-along for everyone! Excellent!

  • A great group of artists and songs!
    author: Lynda Palmer

    A CD every child and adult will love!

  • Your kids will love this, and so will you!
    author: Lori Orchow Haney

    This CD not only is for a great cause, but showcases the talents of kids and artists. The songs are catchy and fun, the cover is eye-catching, and it is a perfect gift for any classroom. My favorite song is "Cartoons" by Kix Brooks. Does he REALLY want to eat crabby patties under the sea???

  • great artists like suzy bogguss, kim richey makes it great
    author: james r. lee

    fun music with a variety of artists. i bought it for one song and enjoy the entire cd.

  • author: Tamara at CD Baby

    As heard on NPR recently, Kid Pan Alley is an extraordinary project born from the concept that kids are among the best songwriters; with vivid imaginations, playful spontaneity and a surprising and charming aptitude for metaphor, they have a once-in-a-lifetime advantage of seeing the world with fresh eyes and thinking about the world with clear minds not yet hindered by too many complications. With this reality in mind, the founder and Artistic Director of Kid Pan Alley, Paul Reisler, arranged performances of the childrens’ songs by some of Nashville’s top artists, including Amy Grant, Kix Brooks, Delbert McClinton, Suzy Bogguss, Raul Malo, Jonell Mosser, Tommy Sims, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. From light and playful songs about animals and stinky socks to songs about downloading music, being true to oneself and staying positive, the wide variety of topics is met by an equally impressive cross-section of musical styles from R&B and reggae to country rock, Beatles pop, bluegrass and classical. Without a doubt, these are 18 of the best kids tracks you’ll find at CD Baby and frankly, anywhere else, too. Written by kids, joined by choruses of kids and brought to life by professional musicians, Kid Pan Alley is a parent’s (and kid’s!) dream come true.

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