Album Notes

Winners of 3 Parents Choice Awards, and a Cable Ace, The Battersby Duo is considered to be one of the finest musical comedy teams for Children and Families in the USA today.They tour Nationally 250 days a year, performing in Theatres, Schools and Festivals.They have performed at The Kennedy Center, The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Wolf Trap's Theatre in the Woods, and The Filene Center.The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, The Spoleto Festival in Charleston SC, The Arlington Texas Convention Center, The National Zoo, Cameron Park in Waco Texas, The White House, Sesame Street PEP and The Today Show on NBC

Reviews

 

    Matthew Shell Bassett
By the Book

I love this music!!!

    Mike Joyce.The Washington Post
“SIGNIFICANT SILLINESS FROM THE BATTERSBY DUO.”

THE WASHINGTON POST. 

Freedom Rains the new children’s album by The Battersby Duo, encourages reading whistling singing bathing, self-reliance and Elvis Presley impersonations.By goofily paying Elvis, lip service, Tim and Laura provide Parents with what will surely be viewed as a valuable service-a simple, folksy and most entertaining mixture of harmony, rhythm, advice and adventure.Many good songs on this new album by the shamelessly goofy Battersby Duo. One, entitled, Mr Significant, has a live report from the 14th annual convention of silly people.The title song, By the Book, encourages children in their pursuit of literature.(a recurring theme in Battersby songs.) Add, The Copycat Song, an interactive game song, set to a 12 bar blues, and it’s plain to see why Freedom Rains, is a great buy.

    School Library Journal
More antics and silly songs from The Battersby Duo

Mr Tim and Ms Laura, The Battersby Duo, are up to more musical antics and silly songs here.Ms Laura’s lyrical voice shines in the title song, By the Book. Thomas’ song is cute as it takes a look at the joys of learning to ride a bike for the first time. By the Book, a beautiful song gets children interested in literature,whilst the whole CD helps them enjoy their world of imagination through song and movement.