Cindy Kallet is a Winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award
December 15, 2005
The Parents' Choice Awards Committees, comprised of mothers, fathers, teachers, performing artists, librarians, and kids themselves, search out and recommend products that help kids grow - imaginatively, physically, morally and mentally.
Parents' Choice Lynne Heffley writes:
Cindy Kallet, friends and family -- young and old -- contribute to this CD's cozy warmth, as do the melodic, conversational songs inspired by Kallet's past and present family life, and by sea chanteys and troubadour ballads of yesteryear. Kallet's assured folksinger's voice is as notable for its tonal beauty as for its pristine clarity; the lyrics -- image-rich and silky-smooth, with a parents'-eye view -- are colorful, humorous and evocative. A few highlights: "I'm a Mammal," with a sly jab at those who have forgotten that we humans are indeed part of that biological category , "No/Don't Wake Up," a parental plea performed a capella; the bluesy "Diapers by Heart" ("I know how to change 'em and wash 'em and dry 'em"); and "Before I Was Two," a five-year-old's touching, country-flavored perspective of simpler times. (© 2004 Parents Choice)
© 2004 Parents Choice)Kallet has five solo albums, two trio recordings with Ellen Epstein and Michael Cicone, and a duet album with Gordon Bok. In addition, her most recent publication was The Cindy Kallet Songbook, a collection of 32 original songs for guitar and voice. She is the mother of two sons, and when not traveling to perform throughout the country, hangs out with them, teaches guitar, works on her house, does occasional songwriting residencies in local schools, and volunteers with a local breastfeeding support group, the Camden Area La Leche League. More information about Cindy and her recordings can be found at © 2004 Parents Choice)Kallet has five solo albums, two trio recordings with Ellen Epstein and Michael Cicone, and a duet album with Gordon Bok. In addition, her most recent publication was a collection of 32 original songs for guitar and voice. She is the mother of two sons, and when not traveling to perform throughout the country, hangs out with them, teaches guitar, works on her house, does occasional songwriting residencies in local schools, and volunteers with a local breastfeeding support group, the Camden Area La Leche League. More information about Cindy and her recordings can be found at http://overallmusic.com. To find out about the Parents' Choice Foundation, please check out: http://www.parents-choice.org.