I’m grateful to be a busy family guy with a steady day job but as a result this album was recorded off and on in fits and starts from 2009-2015 in untreated garages, corporate conference rooms and the tiny practice spaces of Bridgepoint Music. I think no project is ever truly finished, "done". At some point you just give up trying to make it perfect. My wife thought this seemed to be as good a time as any. 

Mostly out of necessity (and if I’m honest, a little bit of ego), I did all the arrangements, "grown-up" voices and played 93% of all the instruments myself. If it wasn’t me it was a computer sample. The project was recorded on a Mac Book Pro using either a Digi 003R+, 11 Rack or MBox2 depending on the part and location. 
Playing all the parts myself doesn’t mean I didn’t have help. ​
Here is a list of good friends with real talent I guilted into helping and/or working on this:
  • All songs Mixed by Jake Schaefer and me
  • All songs Mastered by Gary Long
  • Graphic Design by Ralph Richbourg
  • Original art work by Izabella Richbourg, age 5
  • Photography by Eric Raber 
    (the pro looking ones not the candids)
  • Richard Vaughn lent me many instruments, a sousaphone, bari and alto  saxophones, marching cymbals, a violin, etc. ​
I want to give a big thank you to my wife Andressa for her support/patience with me on this project. Thank you to all the children who lent their wonderful voices and personalities. Hopefully this is something people will tease them about for the rest of their lives. 

1.    The Ladybugs' Picnic
        © Sesame Street 1975 written by Hadley, Donald J./ Luckey,                                 William E.
2.     If You're Happy and You Know It
        © Public domain. Children: Eva Hautefeuille, Daniela and Aidan                          Thorne, Shaya Ben-David, Christine McPhillips
3.     Don’t Stick Your Finger Up Your Nose
        © Barry Louis Polisar
4.     Where Is Thumbkin?
        © Public domain. Children: Daniela Thorne
5.     Down By The Bay
        © Public Domain. Children: Daniela and Aidan Thorne
6.     Michael Finnegan
       © Public domain.
7.   The Wheels On The Bus
      © Anonymous 1939. Chlidren: Eva Hautefeuille, Daniela and Aidan                       Thorne, Shaya Ben-David, Christine McPhillips 
8.  Five Little Speckled Frogs
      © Public Domain. Children: Eva Hautefeuille, Shaya Ben-David, Daniela and       Aidan Thorne, Dwijen and Pihu Gupta 
9.   Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
        © Public domain.
10. On Top Of Spaghetti
     © Public domain.
11.   The Chicken Dance
        Werner Thomas © September Music. Children: Shaya Ben-David
12.   Hey Diddle Diddle
        © Public domain. Children: Daniela and Aidan Thorne
13.   The Hokey Pokey
        © Public domain.
14.   The Itsy Bitsy Spider
        © Public domain. Children: Eva Hautefeuille, Daniela Thorne
15.   Over The Rainbow
        Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. © Robbins Music                     Corporation. Children: Daniela Thorne, Isabella Schaefer, Houston                         Schaefer