Here are some shots taken by my wife Linda Storm, during this digital filming which took place on the hill above Cross of the Martyrs in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Linda styled the shoot, dressed me in magical attire, and choreographed the kids.

The magic of the golden hour as the day begins to wane:
“All the children want to run.  They want to have their share of fun.”
“Sunshine in the middle of the night . . . .”
“We’re going to play, this way!  Hurray!”

Here are some shots taken by my wife Linda, during the digital filming of the song.  Linda styled the shoot and dressed me in magical attire.

This is me with a little bird that Denise brought to the shoot.  It sang happily when I sang and listened quietly when I whistled!

Here is a close up of the bird, posing for the image they will use as a logo if they ever do a remake of the movie Woodstock.

This shot exemplifies the grand illusion of the world of cinema.  Though I appear to be extolling nature in a pastoral setting, I am actually at the edge of the parking lot outside Cinematic Afterglow‘s studio.

In the next session we will be filming real monsters and real children!

The Director’s Cut of a short video of my grandson enjoying my music – or at least, my guitar.  The soundtrack is my song, “The Teddy Bear.”

Thanks to Bill Parker, host of the Children’s Show on WRIU Public Radio in Kingston, Rhode Island (WRIU Kids, @wriukids) for playing “Beautiful Song, Wonderful Song” from my album.

In addition to great kid’s music by Raffi, The Rockin’ Berries, and the Boogers, Bill throws in surprising, but obviously kid appropriate, tunes by such groups as Queen, Devo, and Maria Muldaur.

Thanks, Bill Parker, for the vote of support.

Here is a taste of “Beautiful Song, Wonderful Song.” Beautiful Song Wonderful Song Clip MP3

My album is available worldwide from Amazon.com, CDBaby, and many MP3 vendors.

My album is available worldwide from Amazon.com, CDBaby, and many MP3 vendors.

I was playing my guitar for Juniper, our two-year old, when she impulsively began telling a story about a Teddy Bear who had to use the bathroom.  Where did he live? I asked.  A barn.  Was anyone else there?  A man.  What did he look like?  Red flowers.  What else happened?  He went swimming, ch ch ch ch.   In short order, asking Juniper to fill in more details, I shaped these images into a story.  The melody arose magically from an A-minor chord and Juniper laughed and laughed.  The true test of this song is the fact that young adults, who demanded to hear The Teddy Bear song over and over when they were toddlers, now tell me how much they still love it.

My new CD, Songs for Children is now available at https://www.createspace.com/1980790.  Both the CD and MP3 downloads are available from Amazon.com.

Please tell all your friends and neighbors.