Mary Kaye: Music Box

I love discovering new music for Little Music Man, so I was excited to review Mary Kaye’s newest CD, Music Box (ARV $15.00).

Mary Kaye has combined her extensive experience in music, theatre and education to achieve critical acclaim as a singer/songwriter and musical performing artist for children. The Los Angeles Daily News writes, "Maine musician Kaye writes wonderful songs that nail the details of a child's experience and imagination." Parenting Magazine says of Mary's music, "Her songs, at once silly and melodious, provide an insider look at kid culture." Booklist comments, "Children will be immediately drawn to Mary Kaye's appealing, strong, and rich voice...Kaye's sensitive lyrics reflect her understanding of the world from a child's point of view." Mary's music has won national awards (Publisher's Weekly Listen-Up Award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, Dr. Toy Smart Play/Smart Toy Product of Excellence, The Children's Music Web Award, and the National Parenting Publications Award Honors.) Mary's CDs have been played on radio shows for children across the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

The first time we listened to Music Box, we simply thought the songs were fun, different, and folk-influenced. But the more we listened to it, the more we realized how Mary Kaye has a knack for creating a fantasy-world through her songs, which describe fairies, robots, birds, animals, and more.

My favorite track, Tasting Tea, is such a funny, tongue-twisting song! How she can sing that song without messing up is beyond me!

Little Music Man’s favorite track is Bug, a song which tells of a bug trapped in a kept. He kept on singing “ug, ug, ug…” and I think it’s a cute song too!

Mary Kaye’s Music Box is a CD filled with unique songs that may be like nothing you ever heard before. Her songs tell playful stories that tickle children’s imaginations and are fun for the whole family to listen to!

Shop: You can purchase Mary Kaye’s Music Box on cdbaby.com and at various other retailers online and nationwide.

Win: Two lucky winners will each receive a copy of Mary Kaye’s Music Box!

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***
Congratulations to Beth, kathy pease!

• To enter, preview the Music Box CD on cdbaby.com and comment on your favorite track (excluding anything mentioned in this post).
• You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
  1)Blog about this giveaway and link back to Sage and Savvy and Mary Kaye Music
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• The deadline for entries is August 7, 2009, 11:59pm HST.
• If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on August 8, 2009 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment) and will have 3 days to accept.
• Valid for US addresses only.
  Good luck!
  

Thank you to Mary Kaye Music for providing the product(s) for review and/or giveaway.

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Gem is a Hawaii Mom Blogger who posts reviews and giveaways, and blogs about life in Hawaii as a mom of 3 boys, including one with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. She loves to travel, bake, and eat anything with chocolate.