Artist: Various Artists
Album: Songs for Junior Rangers
Description: For another couple weeks (early September), you can download more than half of the songs from this 2013 album coordinated and mostly written by Ranger Jeff Wolin celebrating national parks and the flora and fauna within. Includes recordings from Aaron Nigel Smith and Trout Fishing in America, among others. Download via the National Park Service link below.
Source: National Park Service
Artist: Club Penguin
Song: Various
Album: Various
Description: Let's be clear -- we are not a Club Penguin household. But I'm sure there are a handful of homes out there who would be interested to know that you can get more than a few Club Penguin songs for free. Who am I to disappoint these fans of kid-friendly massive multiplayer online games featuring vaguely electronica songs? (Hey, "Gotta Have a Wingman" is kinda catchy, even if within the context of the game it's probably an ad to encourage more purchases of "puffles.") I've embedded a couple here, more at that Bandcamp link just below.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Music Box
Description: In conjunction with the announcement of the Children's Music Awards recently in New Zealand (Best Children's Music Album won by fleaBITE for Circus of Fleas ), APRA (the Australian/New Zealand equivalent of ASCAP) released a limited-time-only free download of 20 New Zealand kindie songs which competed for Best Children's Music Song at the awards. There are a couple fleaBITE songs on there, of course, but you might find one or two artists that strike your fancy. (I personally was intrigued by Chanelle Davis.) But hurry -- it's only available through August 12
Source: Download the zip file here.
Artists: Various
Album: Summer 2013 Road Trip Playlist
Description: From the fine folks at Bunch Family (with help from Beth Blenz-Clucas), a playlist of 2013 songs for summer 2013. OK, just kidding, it's only 13 songs. But they're a free download until June 1. Includes great tracks like Justin Roberts' "Fruit Jar" (not new), Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke's "Wander Round the World" (new), and "Hard Travelin'" by Alastair Moock with the Okee Dokee Brothers (so new it's not even released yet). Grab it quick, folks!
Source: Bunch Family
Artist: Mae Robertson
Album: Lullaby & Lovesong Sampler
Description: Robertson's albums of lullabies were among the first kids music albums we really took to in our household, especially All Through the Night (review). Even if I didn't like her most recent album Dream quite as much, it was probably unfairly fighting against her previous work. Now with this new sampler from all four of her albums, you (and your sleepy baby) can hear for yourself Robertson's rich and comforting voice for the price of an e-mail.
Source: NoiseTrade
Artist: Yumzah
Album: Freebee (Sampler)
Age Range: 4 through 9
Description: I've previously pointed you in the direction of many of these free songs, but now Nashville's Steve Lee is gearing up to play shows (and new songs) in his new band Yumzah! so he's repackaged many of the songs from his fabulous 2007 debut album What Did You Do Today, Stephen Scott Lee? for this free sampler. Really, people, would I bother sending you to the same basic set of songs a second time if I didn't think some of it was really, really great? Download this thing.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Mister G
Album: NABE Promo
Description: Three tracks from the bilingual Massachusetts musician presumably (and appropriately) distributed at the National Association for Bilingual Education. Two of the tracks are from Mister G's latest album Chocolalala, with the third from its predecessor Bugs.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Album: 23 Skidoo Sampler EP
Description: A stellar 5-song EP from the talented kid-hop purveyor. Includes the anthem "Gotta Be Me" and radio hit "Space Cadet."
Source: Bandcamp
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