We’re Not Kidding!
A Tribute to Barry Louis Polisar 2 CD set
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Rainbow Morning Music
Overview
This 2-disc release won a 2010 Parents’ Choice Award as well as a National Parenting Publication Gold Award and a starred review in Booklist Magazine, published by the American Library Association. The album features over one hundred artists from around the world covering Barry’s songs. Sixty songs have been compiled by Aaron Cohen of The Radioactive Chicken Heads and re-imagined and performed by musicians in genres as diverse as hip-hop, folk, jazz, Klezmer and rock. Aaron had Barry’s recordings as a child–and so did many of the artists on this brand new album.
Author Bio
The All Ears Guide to Music for Children said "Barry Louis Polisar is an American treasure. He has altered forever the way children and adults communicate through music." Barry has been writing, recording, and performing for children and families since 1975. His songs have been on two different Grammy Award-winning albums and he sings his song All I Want is You in the opening credits of the Academy Award winning movie Juno. His songs are featured in television shows, feature films, and dozens of TV ads throughout the world and have been recorded and performed by singers and musicians internationally. He has written songs for Sesame Street and The Weekly Reader and starred in a television show for children that won two Emmy awards. He is a five time Parents’ Choice Award winner and called a pioneer in the world of music for children. He has recorded and shared his songs, poems, stories, and books with audiences throughout the world and has performed at The White House, The Smithsonian, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He gives concerts and author visits in schools and performing art centers from Washington DC to Fairbanks, Alaska and was given a Special Library Recognition Award for his “ability to communicate with and excite children to read.”
