2012 Northwest Folklife Festival: Full Schedule

Johnny Bregar

Tunes for the Whole Family!

Monday May 28, 2012 11:00am - 11:30am PDT
Fountain Lawn Stage 47.62314, -122.35246

Genre ZCH -- Children's Programs
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Biography Johnny Bregar is a seasoned performer for children between the ages of 2 and 9. He is known for his engaging live concerts that delight kids and parents alike. His original songs and arrangements of familiar children's songs have a rootsy, jazzy, bluesy sound. He has recorded three CDs in his Ballard studio and appears on two Putumayo compilations, "Picnic Playground" and "A Family Christmas. Says Warren Truitt, Senior Children's Librarian at The New York Public Library's Early Childhood Resource and Information Center. “Bregar's been doin' his homework...originals like "Blue Dog," "Blackberry Pie," and "Owl" are wonderfully authentic, to the point where you would think they're Americana relics. Bregar has a knack, as well, for super catchy country pop: listen to the shimmery "Airplane" and the awesome choruses of "Best Friend" and "Summertime.”

The Board of Education

Listen. Learn. Rock!

Monday May 28, 2012 11:45am - 12:15pm PDT
Fountain Lawn Stage 47.62314, -122.35246

Genre ZCH -- Children's Programs
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Biography The Board of Education is one of Seattle's first kids' rock bands. They just released their new album, Binary, full of songs about everything from space, to kevlar, to the first day of school, to Star Wars.

The Harmonica Pocket

Acoustic Folk for Families

Monday May 28, 2012 12:30pm - 1:00pm PDT
Fountain Lawn Stage 47.62314, -122.35246

Genre ZCH -- Children's Programs
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Biography When the Harmonica Pocket takes the stage, audiences don't just sit back to be entertained. The show delivers highly-interactive experiences that get children (and their grown-ups) singing and moving in their seats. With swinging story-songs, hula hoops, and a suitcase of props, The Harmonica Pocket mixes up music, dance, and imagination games.

Caspar Babypants

Simple Music for Families

Monday May 28, 2012 1:15pm - 1:50pm PDT
Fountain Lawn Stage 47.62314, -122.35246

Genre ZCH -- Children's Programs
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Biography Caspar Babypants makes simple upbeat acoustic sing along music for babies brains and parents ears. Caspar Babypants is also known as Chris Ballew, Grammy nominated lead singer of the rock and roll band The Presidents of the United States of America. CASPAR says: "I want to make music for the very young because I admire their associative inventive imaginations and as an adult I nurture that same creativity in myself."

Recess Monkey

3 Teachers Who Rock!

Monday May 28, 2012 2:05pm - 2:40pm PDT
Fountain Lawn Stage 47.62314, -122.35246

Genre ZCH -- Children's Programs
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Biography Recess Monkey are three elementary school teachers who make music for kids and families that grow out of their experiences in the classroom, as parents and their own memories of being young. The music is uptempo, highly participatory and danceable!

The Not-Its!

Your Child's First Rock Show!

Monday May 28, 2012 2:55pm - 3:30pm PDT
Fountain Lawn Stage 47.62314, -122.35246

Genre ZCH -- Children's Programs
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Biography The Not-Its! are your child's first rock band made up of Seattle area parents who have been playing together for 4 years with 3 albums to show for it.