To those of you who heard my review of Alastair Moock and Friends' Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids, welcome. (Here's the NPR link.)
Go here for more information on the album (or stream via the widget below). You might also like a video from the album. It's an album filled with empathy, sympathy, and a large dollop of humor.
And if you're new to the site, thanks for stopping by and feel free to explore some more great kids music.
I have a feeling that Alastair Moock's Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids is going to be one of those (unfortunately) few kids' albums that breaks into wider recognition. In part, that's because of the album's inspiring story (Moock's young daughter is diagnosed with leukemia, Moock sings a lot in hospital, is inspired to record an album for families meeting the same challenges). But it's also because the album is a) really good, and b) humorous as much as it is somber.
"When I Get Bald," the song, nails that tightrope, and so does the video.
Alastair Moock - "When I Get Bald" [YouTube]
I was pleased to hear that Alastair Moock had turned the devastating news that his Clio had been leukemia into a fundraising project to record an album of songs to share with kids and families "traveling similar paths," as Moock puts it.
The result -- Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids -- is now available. It features a bunch of guest artists (hi, Elizabeth Mitchell, hi, Rani Arbo!) and songs that are much more upbeat than you might expect given the topic matter.
The whole album is now available [Ed: the album has been pulled from public view for the moment]. The first couple tracks are fairly cancer-specific, but after those tracks, it's accessible to listeners regardless of medical situation (if any). You should definitely take a listen [when, er, it becomes public again].
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