Product Description
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"Bill Harley has the uncanny ability to reaffirm life for
listeners, be they five or fifty. Humor, empathy, intelligence
and reality all radiate from his work and from him." - Penguin
Books A Grammy award winning artist, Bill uses song and story
paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of growing up, schooling
and family life. His work spans the generation gap, reminds us of
our common humanity and challenges us to be our very best selves.
A prolific author and artist, Bill is also a regular
commentator for NPR's All Things Considered and featured on PBS.
Harley joined the National Storytelling Network's Circle of
Excellence in 2001 and tours nationwide as an author and
performing artist. With these considerable talents, Bill
considers his real work to be using these skills to encourage his
audience to see the world anew and to experience "live art", to
honor the emotional lives of children and adults and finally, to
pass along a love of language and music. "Bill Harley takes his
life and turns it into art. Sounds simple until you actually try
to do it. That Harley's art seems so effortless only underscore
his mastery." -Nuvo Newsweekly Praise for Blah Blah Blah:
'Another virtuoso performance by one-man dynamo Bill Harley.
You'll never look at clams or pirates the same way again. Keep
this hilarious CD at the ready in your car for the inevitable
requests.' NAPPA Awards 'Some people say that Bill Harley never
grew up. We're glad to hear it. Here he delivers tall tales that
are out of this world fun. His characters come straight from the
memories of your fourth grade class and his spot-on delivery is
confirmation that Bill Harley really and truly honest to goodness
cross your heart knows what makes kids laugh.' Parents' Choice
'Bill Harley has been helping my children fall a with a
smile on their faces for three years. The whole Blah Blah Blah CD
is fantastic. We've listened to the CD every other night
(alternating with One More Time) since we received it. One More
Time is great, too, a nice combination of many favorite songs and
some we didn't know. I have found myself more than once kissing
my children good night in the dark and whispering 'Nighty
Noodles,' and hearing back, 'Nighty Noodles, Mama.' Thank you,
Mr. Harley, for being a very special part of our lives.' The
Elkort Family 'Those bewildered adults who still can't figure out
what albums to buy their kids (and who are still hung up on new
releases) can do well with a couple of newbies from Bill Harley.
Blah Blah Blah shows this master storyteller at his best, with
stories about clams, swamp monsters, pirates, and dogs. Pair it
with One More Time, an outstanding collection of favorite songs
and stories, including Alicia and the Little Monster. Bill Harley
is a national treasure.'
Review
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" A champion yarn-spinner and tunesmith with a sense of wonder,
whimsy, and mischief...." -- Washington Post
" Bill Harley is the finest, funniest children's songwriter
around" -- FamilyFun
"Harley's audience are families, but it's hard to tell who enjoys
him more - parents or children " -- LA Times
"Songster / storyteller Harley is a real find ... humorous, canny
and extremely tuneful" -- TV Guide
"The Mark Twain of contemporary kids' music" -- Entertainment
Weekly