Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales

Editorial Reviews
School Library Journal, November 2001
"an unforgettable, highly polished, unique storytelling experience...ten actors and five musicians who tell the Southern versions of European folktales"

Parent's Guide, October 2001
"Best Recording" Award winner, Parent's Guide to Children's Media

Album Description
The original cast album of an enchanting collection of six Appalachian folk stories, songs and music for the entire family. “Jack and the Wonder Bean,” “The Enchanted Tree,” “Catskins” and more on two CDs. Eight award-winning actors and a four-piece band perform this acclaimed family show. This musical show received five Helen Hayes Award nominations and has played around the US. The CD has won both an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award and Parent's Guide Award for excellence in family entertainment.

Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales

Tracks:

Sing Down the Moon
Jack and the Wonder Bean
Catskins
Jack's First Job

Tracks:

The Sow and Her Three Pigs
Jack of Hearts and King Marock
The Enchanted Tree

Album Description

The original cast album of an enchanting collection of six Appalachian folk stories, songs and music for the entire family. “Jack and the Wonder Bean,” “The Enchanted Tree,” “Catskins” and more on two CDs. Eight award-winning actors and a four-piece band perform this acclaimed family show. This musical show received five Helen Hayes Award nominations and has played around the US. The CD has won both an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award and Parent's Guide Award for excellence in family entertainment.

Customer Reviews:

Magic for Young and Old.......2001-07-28

Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox have done it again! They take familar and not-so familar tales and magically weave them into a delightful collection of stories. The music is cleaver and the lyrics creative. Characters come alive with rich voices and personalities. I put the CD in my car and before long both me and my husband were singing the songs of Jack and the Beanstalk and all the others. Truly fun! You've got to hear it!

Fresh Voices tell Tales.......2001-07-19

David Maddox and Mary Hall Surface have done a fine job. The storytelling and the music worked their magic with this listener and her grandsons.

Sing Down The Moon will lift up your heart.......2001-06-22

It is such a pleasure to listen to fresh and delicate music married to energetic and imaginative lyrics. This is a creative team that has produced some wonderful material together and nothing better than this CD.It's both sophisticated and yet warmly accessible. Enjoy.

Cool, Clear Water.......2001-06-16

SING DOWN THE MOON is a lovely synthesis of music and storytelling, a piece that excites the imagination and stirs the soul. These richly textured southern tales are told with great good humor and lyric beauty. The music is pure, true, and sometimes heartbreaking. I first heard some of these stories at the feet of my Grandaddy, and listening to this work reminds me of those evenings. Its just the way my Grandaddy would have told 'em . . . if he'd been a poet, and a composer, and if he'd had a few terrific actors and a genuine old-time band in his living room.

SING DOWN THE MOON is something rare and true, my friends - a long, cool drink of springwater. You may not know you're thirsty for it, but you'll recognize the empty spot it fills once you commence to drinkin'.

Enchanting stories & songs for the whole family.......2001-06-12

This is a wonderful CD to listen to with the whole family. The stories are based on familiar Mother Goose type rhymes (Jack & the Beanstalk, The 3 Little Pigs, etc.), but are given an interesting twist with their Appalacian locale and enchanting melodies. There is just enough suspense to keep even a 12 year old boy listening. Moreover the catchy melodies are certainly memorable. I would recommend this musical story for everyone!

Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales

Average customer rating:

Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales
David Maddox , and Mary Hall Surface
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066ATV
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

Sing Down The Moon
Jack And The Wonder Bean
Catskins
Jack's First Job

Tracks:

The Sow And Her Three Pigs
Jack Of Hearts And King Marock
The Enchanted Tree

Music:

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