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VOLUME 1 – Number 4
Children's Stories, Music, & Poetry

Shoofly: An Audiomagazine for Children vol. 4, no. 4

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Do you know Grummel? And do you know what grummeling is all about? Well, you will after listening to this issue. This puckish pup (Grummel) and all his animal friends are introduced in three vignettes by author Angela Consolo Mankiewicz. Meanwhile, poet Fay Robinson explains why centipedes don’t wear shoes, and Kirby Congdon describes the ethereal voyage of our very own sun. Among the four new songs featured on this issue, Tommy Hartley and Sherman Tate (who sing the “Shoofly” theme on each issue) perform “The World Is Filled with Black and White.” And no one ever told Princess Lucinda that it would be easy for her to marry Jonford the Gardener (even though they are madly in love), but wait till you hear what her father, the King, proposes in Jerry Siders' fairytale, “A Flower for Lucinda.” 

 
 

Shoofly: An Audio magazine for Children is a unique children's audio publication designed to delight kids ages 3 to 7. Each issue (45 to 60 min in length) is a fun-filled, engaging collection of children's music, stories, storytelling, and poetry. Issues can be purchased separately or as a subscription (4 Shoofly CDs or MP3 downloads + 1 music CD or MP3 download). Our 2008 subscription begins with Vol. 1, No. 1 and will run consecutively (magazine information).

 
     
 
 
 
c o n t e n t s :
1
Shoofly Theme by T. Sherman Tate (lead vocal) and Tommy Hartley (guitar & vocal)
2
A Snail's Path by Mary Laufer.  Performed by Julie Padilla Moreno.  Directed by Kee Strong
3
The Grummel Stories: The Portrait by Angela Consolo Mankiewicz.  Performed by Jody Strimling, Greg Miller, and Amy Landers.  Directed by Kee Strong, with music by Randy Friel and Bill Newton on the saxophone
4
Musical Interlude
5
Ladybug by Anastasia Suen.  Performed by Candice May
6
Something Good by Willa Brigham, with accompaniment by Ann Hunt Smith
7
Monsieur Frog by Mercedes Lawry.  Performed by Julie Fishell
8
The World Is Filled with Black and White by Debra Lynn Zemke and Thomas Bowen.  Performed by T. Sherman Tate and Tommy Hartley
9
The Dinosaur by Fay Robinson.  Performed by Mark Ariail.  Directed by Kee Strong
10
The Grummel Stories: A New Member of the Family by Angela Consolo Mankiewicz.  Performed by Jody Strimling, Greg Miller, Mark Ariail, Julie Padilla Moreno, and Brian Christopher.  Directed by Kee Strong, with music by Randy Friel and Bill Newton on the saxophone
11
Musical Interlude
12
Coal Cars by Carol Conner.  Performed by Claudio Oswald Niedworok
13
My Grumpy Day by Uncle John & Mikey
14
The Grummel Stories: Saturday Morning by Angela Consolo Mankiewicz.  Performed by Jody Strimling, Greg Miller, Mark Ariail, and Brian Christopher.  Directed by Kee Strong, with music by Randy Friel and Bill Newton on the saxophone
15
Musical Interlude
16
Using His Head by Fay Robinson.  Performed by Amy Landers.  Directed by Kee Strong
17
Popcorn by Willa Brigham, with accompaniment by Ann Hunt Smith
18
The Reason Centipedes Don't Wear Shoes by Fay Robinson.  Performed by Aviva Enoch
19
A Flower for Lucinda by Jerry D. Siders.  Performed by Sarah Froeber, Tracie Merrill, Mark Ariail, Caswell Martin, and Tom Marriott.  Directed by Susanna Rinehart, with music by Randy Friel
20
Light Dance by Anastasia Suen.  Performed by Candice May
21
Did You See the Sun? by Kirby Congdon.  Performed by Claudio Oswald Niedworok, with music by Randy Friel
22
Shoofly Theme Instrumental
 
 
 

Edited and produced by Arlene Furman and Jack Nestor

1995 Shoofly, Inc.

The Shoofly Players: Mark Ariail, Brian Christopher, Aviva Enoch, Julie Fishell, Amy Landers, Tom Marriott, Caswell Martin, Candice May, Tracie Merrill, Greg Miller, Julie Padilla Moreno, Claudio Oswald Niedworok, Sarah Froeber, and Jody Strimling

Shoofly Theme: T. Sherman Tate (lead vocal); Tommy Hartley (guitar & vocal)

Cover Concept & Design: Kathleen Nestor

Cover Art: Taylor Hayes (age 8, Hillsborough, NC)

Recorded by: Randy Friel, SoundWave Audio, Chapel Hill
Incidental music composed and arranged by Randy Friel and Chip Crawford

The Grummel Stories are introduced by Claudio Oswald Niedworok. Be sure to check out Vol. 2, No. 1 and Vol. 2, No. 2 for more Grummel Stories.

 
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