Diva Kangaroo

On January 15th, a new children’s CD was officially launched at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in the Rookwood Plaza shopping center near the Hyde Park area of Cincinnati.  I was very honored to be asked to be part of this project, which includes some of the best musicians and songwriters in the greater Cincinnati area.  For this CD I re-recorded my “I Like Turtles” song, and it is one of 12 tracks on the album.  Diva Kangaroo is the second children’s CD from Little Bird Music, the creation of Prudence Hunt, who started the Ceilidh Group and started these projects a couple of years ago.  The first CD, Isn’t It A Wonder, included two of my songs, and was a great success.  All proceeds from the sales of these CDs go to a variety of children’s charities in the Cincinnati area.

In the photo, I’m performing with (left to right) Tim Kelly, Roberta Schultz and Prudence Hunt on Prudence’s song, “Just Like Tom and Huck.”  This was the final song in what turned out to be a terrific show which drew a substantial audience of parents and kids in the middle of the large book store.  It was a great way to start 2011, and I think this year will provide many special moments like this one.  One of my resolutions for this year is to try and update this blog more regularly, so here’s a start…late, but a start nevertheless!