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May 10th at 2:30 CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE a benefit for ASSOCIATION for the PRESERVATION of CAPE COD starring CAROL McMANUS & JANE ELLIS and CAPE COD'S JAZZY KIDS singing & dancing & miming to the songs of JOHN HOUSTON & WINNIE FITCH with special guests LOU COLOMBO and JAZZ QUARTET |
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| A letter from Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod May 27, 1992 Dear John and Winnie, Thank you for your Mother's Day / Mother Earth concert on behalf of the APCC and the environment. Your generous program is greatly appreciated by all of us on the Board of Directors. It was a terrific concert, and one of the most entertaining fund-raisers I have attended. Most importantly, you have done a great service by involving young people in these important issues. You've educated them on a variety of ecological topics while having FUN! The benefits of this will continue to pay off in future years as these kids grow to learn and appreciate the natural environment. Again, my thanks to you, the kids, and all the others who made this concert so enjoyable. Sincerely, |
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| Fall 1993 HEDGEROW (Winnie Fitch & John Houston) Hello From Planet Earth |
Winter 1994 HEDGEROW (Winnie Fitch & John Houston) Mother's Garden |
| Children will sense themselves as part of Planet Earth by singing & dancing & pretending to be all manner of life... from honking geese to happy mushrooms to Mother Earth herself, in these 16 original environmental songs. Rich in instrumental sounds and musical styles, Hedgerow celebrates the variety, humor, magic and oneness of life here on beautiful Planet Earth. | Twenty-two more songs from Dolphins & Daffodils & Human Beans: The Planet Earth Songbook by John and Winnie. Children of all ages will dance and sing along with a new blade of grass, an old elephant, a plucky ladybug, and more from the animal, vegetable, and mineral songs in this earthly garden collection that is rich with instrumental sounds and musical styles. |
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| This recording is a musical revue with 21 songs and skits. It introduces Ashley Miller, a little girl with a big voice, as a juggling octopus, a salamander, a panda bear, a whale, and a daisy! Mother Earth has a surprise birthday party, and a villain changes from pollution person to solution person. This "Magic Show" is Part III of Winnie and John's Planet Earth Song Book. | This trilogy - "The Briar Patch Fable," local, "Allagash!" regional, and "The Pumpkin Tree," global is about saving habitats. Rufus and Nellie Rabbit venture out of their briar patch home to communicate with humans who speak "wildness." Five audio cassettes; sixty songs with narration, dialogue and sounds. Over five hours of musical stories in a little brown box. |
| From THE SANDWICH BROADSIDER Sandwich, MA - August 4, 1994 |
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& Daffodils & Human-Beans: The Planet Earth Songbook? "We wanted it to be playful and to be forms of life that are easily embraceable or that we already feel good about - such as dolphins, daffodils," explained Mr. Houston. "Human-beans came purely out of wrestling with the term 'human being.' Singing it was very tough. Bean rhymed with green. The more we thought about it, bean is funny. Bean relates to the slang word for our brains, our head. So it's slang for this part of ourselves that we value so much. And alluding to vegetable, it's an easy way of talking about our need of regrowing earthly roots. It was perfect." The Broadsider is pleased to be a part of this environmental campaign, geared towards children, and will be presenting over the coming weeks the creations of Ms. Fitch and Mr. Houston through their "Songs to Color" coloring page for children. From honking geese to happy mushrooms, our young readers are invited to pull out their crayons while celebrating the "variety, humor, magic and oneness of life here on beautiful Planet Earth." |
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| Sampling of Radio Stations Programing Hedgerow Stories & Songs: |
| Kid Rhythm Radio - Portland
Public Schools KBPS Portland, OR Earth Day Every Day Radio Station Project - Bar Harbor, ME We Like Kids - KTOO Juneau, AK Music America (Earth Day Program) WGBH Boston, MA My Green Earth KMXT Kodiak, AK Nationally on Public Radio Satellite System Globally on Radio for Peace International |
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As of April 2007, all Hedgerow Studios stories & songs are available as CDs or DVD ROM at amazon.com. Also as digital downloads and/or CD rental from audible.com, simplyaudiobooks.com, audiobookstanddl.com and overdrive.com for libraries. For other purchasing information on Hedgerow stories & songs visit www.thorntonburgess.org. To see Winnie Fitch poster art visit imagekind.com. |
For any other questions email: hedgerow@reostudios.com
contact:
John Houston &
Winnie Fitch
Hedgerow Studios West
2675 Emerald Street
Eugene, OR 97403
541-505-0795
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