Walking Oliver was officially established as an independent children's music label in 2002 and became an official limited company in 2003. The company develops, creates and records quality music for kids and their families.
Oliver was still only a puppy when Paul first came up with the vision for his kid's music company. An adorable grey Weimaraner with a sense of fun and attitude, Oliver was the Kelly family's backstage pass into the wonderful world of South Downs walking whether they wanted it or not. And this dog needed some serious walking! Without his 3 hours a day of romping on the Downs Oliver just couldn't sleep at night. So walking was the order of the day. Every day.
Although there are numerous people behind the scenes here at Walking Oliver there are several who are the creative forces behind the music, the poetry and the artwork. Here is a short rundown on each--
When Paul Austin Kelly first started imagining a music company for children he had a number of goals that he wanted to accomplish.
First, he wanted to create and present new music for kids that offered them a level of musical complexity and sophistication in the compositions themselves as well as in their arrangements, performances and recordings, that had hitherto never been attempted.
Well, it’s been a great week. We’ve had a Number 1 hit with “There’s a Hole in My Bucket”(Walking Oliver Sing-A-Long) and a Number 2 hit with “I Know An Old Lady” (also Walking Oliver Sing-A-Long), both on the iTunesChildren’s Music Top Song Downloads!
They’ve been sitting in the Top 5 for over a week now mostly thanks to iTunes having included those two songs on their iTunesEssentials Children’s Songs compilation.
Here’s a big thank you to iTunes!
The other great news is that our song “Don’t Want No Bones for Christmas” has been chosen a semi-finalist in the UK International Song Writing Competition for 2005. The song can be found on the Walking Oliver CD “Don’t Want No Bones for Christmas” or can be downloaded separately from iTunes or just about any other download service you can think of.
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Oliver was still only a puppy when Paul first came up with the vision for his kid's music company. An adorable grey Weimaraner with a sense of fun and attitude, Oliver was the Kelly family's backstage pass into the wonderful world of South Downs walking whether they wanted it or not. And this dog needed some serious walking! Without his 3 hours a day of romping on the Downs Oliver just couldn't sleep at night. So walking was the order of the day. Every day.