Making great music. . .and not just for kids! - Walking Oliver - News & Reviews

Happy 2010!

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Walking Oliver wishes you a happy, peaceful and musical new year!

Season's Greetings!

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Walking Oliver would like to wish you all the very best cheer for this holiday season. We actually had snow here in the south of England for the second time in one year!

Snowmen were in abundance and it seemed like we were constantly dodging sleds whizzing by, often driven by red-faced adults with maniacal childish grins on their faces.

See you in 2010. Until then, keep listening to good music!

Cheers!
Paul

Oliver's best friend, Zeke!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Two more Christmas songs to check out!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Here are two terrific artists that Walking Oliver is now distributing for in the UK––singer Susie Tallman and long-time folk rock duo, Trout Fishing in America. Both have Christmas CDs available (Get Susie's here and the Trouts here!) and here are a track from each album for you to listen to as many times as you want!

Santa Brought Me Clothes!
(by Trout Fishing in America)

In the Bleak Mid-Winter (by Susie Tallman)

There are more great Christmas songs coming your way between now and the 25th of December, so check back often!

Christmas is coming. . . .

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, we know it's early but we also know some of you out there are already doing your Christmas shopping. Well, here's an opportunity to listen to the first 5 songs from our hit Christmas CD, "Don't Want No Bones for Christmas" without shelling out a penny!

We like try before you buy deals!

In the hopes, of course that you'll find it irresistible and order 4 or 5 as Christmas presents. The CD features a booklet designed and illustrated by award-winning master scribbler, Korky Paul! And all lyrics are included, as well.

It's a dance-along, sing-along unforgettable Christmas album and we hope you enjoy listening to it! If you decide to order it, you can click the link above or use the BUY CDs tab and then choose Walking Oliver. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Come join the new WO Blog!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

http://walkingoliver.blogspot.com/

Come be part of a new community that is sure to introduce you to a whole new way of looking at music. Share your thoughts and opinions and support quality music for family listening.

Downloads now available!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Downloads now available!

The good news is you’ll now find the original Walking Oliver catalogue of songs available once again for downloading under the Songs-MP3s tab over there on the left. Once you click there you’ll be presented with a list of CD titles. Clicking on any of them will bring up the list of song titles on that CD with an accompanying audio clip link, and clicking on the song title will bring you to that song’s page which contains the song lyrics, another audio clip, and an ADD TO CART button which will let you purchase the song through PayPal and download it to your computer’s hard drive. There you will have it forever and always!

The new website is much faster and easier than the older one because you don’t have to create an account with us first. Clicking on the ADD TO CART button takes you directly to our PayPal page and once you’ve paid you can download the song directly from there by clicking on the RETURN TO WALKING OLIVER button. You can put as many songs as you like into your PayPal cart and pay for them all at once.

Of course, if you prefer to buy the physical CD and have us ship it to you, click on the BUY CDs tab instead and we'll have it in the post to you within 24 hours.

We’re working hard to have the rest of our artists music up and available for downloading as soon as possible–– hopefully before Christmas if all goes according to plan.

And remember, you’ll always find our freebie downloads available under the VAULTS OF WALKING OLIVER tab and we will be adding to them on a pretty regular basis, so stop back often!

Announcing Walking Oliver Distribution!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Whoa! Check this out!

Walking Oliver takes a bold step this month. To begin with we’ve opened a new arm to the business –– Walking Oliver Distribution. We are now the exclusive UK distributors for nearly a dozen fantastic American Family Music artists!

For years I’ve been hoping to find a way to introduce this great music (and these great artists!) to a UK audience and I’m really pleased to say that we’re finally able to do just that.

We now have in stock a treasure trove of some of the very best of Family Music imported from America!

Here are some of the great musicians you’ll soon be able to find here in the shops––

Trout Fishing in America – This great folk-rock duo has been rocking family audiences since the late 70s (!) and is still going stronger than ever. With 4 Grammy Award nominations under their belts and numerous parenting awards, this is one of the groups who started the Family Music movement in the US.

Medeski, Martin & Wood – This trio of avante/funk jazzers is an unlikely group to be making an album for family listening but when they did it a whole lot of people sat up and went, “WOW!” For something really different and truly infectious check these guys out!

Lunch Money – The first time I heard Lunch Money’s lead singer Molly Ledford’s voice singing “Silly Reflection” I thought I was in love. This is a voice and a band that will keep you smiling from beginning to end. Funny, smart, poppy and a little punky, it’s impossible not to love these guys.

Daddy A Go Go – Daddy A Go Go’s John Boydston has been a family favourite in the US for years and a mainstay of the Family Music movement. Carrying the torch for real rock ‘n roll, John has a wicked sense of parodic humour and a keen ear for what kids will love to sing along to. Amazon critics have awarded 6 of their CDs “Best of the Year.”

And this is just a taster! To really get a sense of what I’m on about here click the BUY CDs tab over there on your left and have a look and a listen to these, and the rest of the great new artists that Walking Oliver is proud to be representing.

Best of all, you don’t have to wait for these CDs to show up in the high street shops. If you like what you hear you can order today through the Walking Oliver website. We’ll ship your CDs to you within 24 hours of getting your order.

Here's wishing you and your family happy listening!

The Walking Oliver Team

The Fastest-growing Segment of the Music Business: Family Entertainment

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Walking Oliver, the award-winning U.K.-based children’s music label is pleased to announce the formation of Walking Oliver Distribution, a subsidiary of the company whose goal is to introduce children’s music and family music artists from North America to audiences in Britain and Europe.

With a keen awareness of the demand in the U.S. for quality family friendly musical fare, Walking Oliver is unique amongst British companies having helped pioneer this burgeoning market on both sides of the Atlantic with great success since 2003.

Encouraged by recent events such as KindieFest and the success of such Family Music artists as Dan Zanes, Brady Rymer and Lunch Money, Walking Oliver’s director and world-renowned vocalist, Paul Austin Kelly enthuses,

“It’s all the rage now. When we began Walking Oliver there were artists and musicians in the States trying to make a living at playing and recording Family Music, but there wasn’t nearly the buzz that there is now. Suddenly you’ve got well-known pop groups like They Might Be Giants and respected jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood––they’re making really successful CD for kids and families and, more importantly, many of them are touring it all live.”

Starting with a catalog of around forty titles of mostly American imports, Mr. Kelly looks forward to expanding quickly over the next few seasons as more British artists take up the genre. He also looks forward to bringing many of his American artists to the U.K. for live performances possibly as soon as 2011.

Dinosaurs CD wins iParenting Award!

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Walking Oliver does it again!

We just got the exciting news that our most recent CD “Where Did The Dinosaurs Go?” has won a 2009 iParenting Media Award for Outstanding Audio. We’re really happy to be adding yet another prestigious award to the Kelly family mantlepiece, joining our NAPPA Honors Awards for “Hello Michael Rosen” in 2004 and for “Through Tenderwood” in 2007.

The iParenting Awards seal of approval helps parents and guardians decide what are the best entertainment products for their children. They’re also part of a Disney Internet Group media property.

As you can imagine, we’re all thrilled and would like to thank all of our friends and listeners for their support as well as the wonderful folks at the iParenting Media Awards for their kind recognition.

Here’s the link to 2009 winners’ page if you’d like to have a look.
http://iparentingmediaawards.com/winners/24/Audio.php