Big Round World - Trout Fishing in America, Gray, L.
My Favorite Jeans
When You Get Dressed
Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks
A Tiger and a Monkey and Me
Too Good to Be True
Always Chew Your Food
Curse of the Spinach
The Alarm Clock Rings
I Don't Care
There's a Rumor Going 'Round
Pearl
It Must Be Halloween
Five
2008 Grammy Award Nominee For Best Musical Album For Children!!! The most wide-ranging CD from TFIA's 30-year career includes a stirring homage to Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. From breezy island vibes and rock &... more » roll to cool jazz and bluegrass, TFIA celebrates our Big Round World with wit and wisdom. "They embody a kind of goofball gestalt at odds with the sugary-sweet format of so much other music for the younger crowd." -- New York Times« less
2008 Grammy Award Nominee For Best Musical Album For Children!!! The most wide-ranging CD from TFIA's 30-year career includes a stirring homage to Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. From breezy island vibes and rock & roll to cool jazz and bluegrass, TFIA celebrates our Big Round World with wit and wisdom. "They embody a kind of goofball gestalt at odds with the sugary-sweet format of so much other music for the younger crowd." -- New York Times
"Trout has penned lyrics that are easy for children to understand. Some songs are silly, others promote learning or good habits. At the same time they compose music that is appealing to children and adults alike, meaning that we "big people" aren't at risk of becoming bored with the music by the second time we hear the album through. Another fine effort from this musical duo."
Big Round World nominated for 2009 Grammy!
The Trout House | Prairie Grove, AR | 11/20/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Greetings from the 'Trout House'
Trout Fishing in America are thrilled that their latest family release, Big Round World, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Musical Album for Children category. This caps off a great year for TFIA. In late November, Big Round World was selected to top NPR's "The Year in Music for Kids" List for 2008. The CD also received a 2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold winner and a Parents' Choice "Silver" Honor. In June, Performing Songwriter named Trout Fishing in America as one of their `100 Most Influential Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years'.
This is a particularly proud moment for Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet (aka Trout Fishing in America) as they produced this CD in their 'Trout House' studio. Idlet and Grimwood stretched out musically on this CD as well, playing even more instruments than on their past releases. Guitarist Idlet added percussion, mandolin and ukulele to his bag of tricks while Grimwood sat down at the keyboard to add that soulful B3 sound.
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Showcasing a range of musical styles and several songs deriv
Midwest Book Review | Oregon, WI USA | 10/12/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Showcasing a range of musical styles and several songs derived from song writing workshops with children conducted by the duo Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood who perform as Trout Fishing in America, "Big Round World" offers young listeners with fourteen lively, entertaining, original, and superbly recorded pieces that include My Favorite Jeans (2:51); When You Get Dressed (2:31); Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks (3:06); A Tiger and a Monkey and Me (4:09); Too Good to Be True (3:42); Always Chew Your Food (2:33); Curse of the Spinach (1:37); The Alarm Clock Rings (2:32); I Don't Care (2:43); there's a Rumor Going 'Round (2:22); Pearl (2:21); It Must Be Halloween (2:50); Five (3:56); and the title piece, Big Round World (3:48). Offering a wide variety of musical genres from Afro-pop, to jazz, to rock, to Bluegrass, "Big Round World" is enthusiastically recommended for family, preschool, daycare center, elementary school, and community library CD music collections for children.
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Best Children's Album
Thomas W. Clement | Oakland, CA United States | 12/11/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wow, what a great new album from TFIA. I new it had come out, but hadn't bought it yet when I got the news that it has been nominated for the Best Musical Album for Children 2009 Grammy Award. It's full of great music that appeals to me and my son. The song that meant the most to me was "Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks". In this incredible political moment, it brought tears to my eyes to think of those who paved the way.
It looks like Amazon is backordered and they say you can't get this by Christmas. I went directly to the source ([...]) and I got an autographed copy in the mail in less than a week.
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Instant Favorite!
MV | 01/16/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"We loved this! We bought this CD for our six year old after seeing it on NPR's best Kids albums for 2008. We couldn't be happier. Our child loves it and we also enjoy hearing it again and again. It spans many types of music including folk, pop and rock. It is very upbeat and fun! The band collaborated with classroom kids to create a variety of music that includes humor and education. I have already given it as a gift to another family."