Tales 'n Tunes is a musical storytelling duo from the Albany/Saratoga Springs area of New York State with fifteen years of experience presenting programs in schools, libraries, museums, and at community events and festivals. Tales ‘n Tunes perform stories, primarily from the folk tradition, with original songs incorporated in them to allow for audience participation; and they feature songs between stories. They are high energy performers and the imaginations of children and adults are sparked by the tellings.
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For more than thirty years, a teacher, teller, and traveler, Carol Connolly has collected stories from around the world. At libraries, museums, schools, festivals, conferences, at community events, and on radio and television, she tells tales which highlight the wit and wisdom of peoples from many cultures and traditions. Her performances have taken her throughout the Northeast and North Carolina.
Don Darmer plays a variety of musical instruments and has a large repertoire of tunes and songs. He has performed locally with “Frosty Morning” and has accompanied performances of Four Stories High, a Capital District storytelling quartet. He enjoys telling tandem tales with Carol and encouraging listeners to sing along with his tunes.
Tales ‘n Tunes second CD, Bunches of Beasts, is a winner of a 2007 NAPPA Honors Award and garnered fantastic reviews from The American Library Association’s publication, Booklist, and the School Library Journal. On this 63-minute recording, the duo performs kid-friendly original songs as well as traditional tales into which their lively tunes have been creatively blended. Character voices and catchy rhythms introduce you to their favorite animal friends, both real and imagined.
The CD is recommended for children ages 3 and up; and includes new songs “Bunches of Beasts” and “Dipsy Doodle Zoo Parade” along with some rollicking tales such as “Little Red Bossy Hen” and “The Lion’s at the Door.” Their version of a Louisiana folk tale, “Poule and Roach Celebrate” features lively fiddle playing, along with banjo, guitar and bass. Yee-haw! Other stories included are: “Magic Beans,” “Drakestail,” “Big Bad Dragon,” and “The Giant Turnip.”
Their first CD Travelin' Down the Road: Sing Along Stories from Around the World was awarded both the iParenting Media Award and a NAPPA Honors Award and received a rave review in the School Library Journal. The recording features traditional folk and fairy tales with original songs creatively blended into them. Their character voices and toe-tappin’, finger-snappin’, hand-clappin’ tunes invite kids and adults to sing along.
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