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Sunny Days

2010		 Listen to a couple of songs from Sunny Days the latest Cd from The BatDuo


Sunny Days 2:31
Bubbles of Fun 2:22
Precious Friend 3:25
Brilliant Day 2:40
Flat Screen Daddy 3:05


 Rhythm of the Sway 2:27
Dessert? 3:33
Here I come 2:26
Shanny's Song 3:45
Smart to be Smart 2:40
Hey Seuss 3:33



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A Storm is Coming
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Author: Nicolas Chadwick. UK IS.com
The songs on "A Storm is Coming," the new CD from The Battersby Duo, are so gently, sweetly thought-provoking. There’s a certain wonderful homely American quality..... just a little melancholy (except for that Magical Youth, which is heart-wrenching), which is just the thing for us folks who’ve learned a thing or two about navigating those crocodile-infested waters of life. But by no means resigned to it ! We’re still able to enjoy going Out on the Town and dancing wickedly close in smoky bluesy barrooms. Fantasy, perhaps. Or not... who knows. And though we may be defiantly set in our ways like the Old Man and his southern comfort, we can still learn and adapt and we hope other folks can as well. The 12 songs on "A Storm is Coming" are blisteringly sincere and come straight from the heart. I love the album.
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Dylan's Song

 

It's Easy

       

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on the Town

 

Intro to Blues 

 

 The Old Man

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The Dollar

 

Reflections

 

Uncle Sam

 

Magical Youth

 

Walking

 

A Child Cries

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"Powerfully Smart Songs for the Young at Heart."                 "Color Magic is a lyrical and musical masterpiece."     "Funky and Funny, Color Magic will be a HIT." School Library Journal February 2008           "The Battersby's are naturals for our audiences." Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts  "It's Kiddy Vaudeville, complete with songs, sight gags and one liners. Kids go bananas for The BatDuo." Tampa Tribune

Painting Box
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2009
Painting Box
Please Read
Color Me Eric

Alpha Beta Song
Teddy Bear
Buttercup the Bovine
The Painter
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW
PreS-Gr 3—Laura and Tim, the award-winning Battersby Duo, wrote the 15 silly songs for this fun album. Inspired by the artistic creativity of youngsters in a kindergarten class, each tune has color related to it in some way. Most of them are performed in a 60s folk/rock style, with some blues and jazz included. Tim enhances the album with his entertaining British, Cockney, Scottish, and other accents. Bagpipes, harmonica, kazoo, and xylophone join with guitars, piano, and drums to give the songs extra pizzazz. In "Buttercup the Bovine," a person thinks that his cow is a cat. Other songs include "Bumble Bee Blues," "Color Me Eric," "The Citrus Song," "Elephant's Toenails," and others. and cover topics such as painting, reading, the alphabet, and riding bikes. Fans of the duo will welcome this album

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 Color Magic
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2009
Little Mister
The Library
The Teacher

Mr. Sackett the Sock Man
Modern Girl
 
 
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW
PreS-Gr 3 The award-winning Battersby Duo returns with another concept recording, this time an album about family matters. Opening with “The Teacher” (a tribute to their not-so-lazy days of summer) and closing with “The Vegetable Crowd” (a tune about tolerance and inclusion), these 14 songs celebrate everything from waiting for a turn in the bathroom (“Waiting in Line”) to locating smelly socks (“Mr. Sackett the Sock Man”) to going to bed (“Bedtime Bug”). Other standouts include “Just the Six of Us” (about sextuplets waiting to be born), “Going to Preschool” (with its funky opening and funny interludes), and “Modern Girl” (about all the possibilities available to girls in the future). All songs were written by Tim and Laura Battersby. Laura’s voice is eerily reminiscent of Cass Elliott, while Tim’s solos have a sound similar to that of John Denver. Singing together, their tight harmonies are reminiscent of Peter, Paul and Mary or The Mamas & The Papas. This album will attract new followers and be a hit with those who are already fans.

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Painting Box
Please Read
Color Me Eric

Alpha Beta Song
Teddy Bear
Buttercup the Bovine
The Painter

Painting Box. Fresh Clever and Imaginative  "The personification of the Painting Box and all the colors, is fresh, clever and imaginative. I was really taken with the lyrics, which are superb and well-crafted. The character voices on Painting Box are outstanding and add drama. Additionally the lyrics offer challenging words that teach vocabulary with ease to preschool aged children. www.taxi.com

 More Measured Musical Silliness from the Batduo to lighten and enlighten your day with laughter and merriment!" John Wood www.kidzmusic.com

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Too Sillies Two
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1999
Centipede
FarmyardBlues
Sailing

Round Bend
TheMiracle
EagleFlies
The Flea

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Mr. Tim and Ms Laura, The Battersby Duo, must be a hoot in concert, their offbeat banter endearing them to listeners of all ages. Tim's English accent and Laura's melodious voice often, but not always, echo his silly and her straight roles in this collection of 15 original songs. While ostensibly the sane partner. Laura can be bizarre too, as she assumes the personas of an orange and a pineapple in tandem with Tim's grapefruit and lemon in the Monty Python-esque "Citrus Song." Tim's tongue-in-cheek "blues" are as pleasant as Laura's voice is; some songs dangerously flirt with mellow, as in the life-affirming "An Eagle Flies" and "The Miracle." The Battersby's are all over the stylistic map with a lesson on primary colors, barnyard animals, family togetherness, and the dignity due to those who are different.

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"SIGNIFICANT SILLINESS FROM THE BATTERSBY DUO." Washington Post

"By the Book," the new children's album by The Battersby Duo, encourages reading whistling singing bathing, self-reliance and Elvis Presley impersonations. By goofily paying Elvis lip service, Tim and Laura provide parents with what will surely be viewed as a valuable service-a simple, folksy and most entertaining mixture of harmony ,rhythm, advice and adventure. Many good songs on this new album by the "shamelessly goofy" Battersby Duo. One, entitled, "Mr. Significant," has a live report from the 14th annual convention of silly people. The title song," By the Book," encourages children in their pursuit of literature. (a recurring theme in Battersby songs.) Add, "The Copycat Song," an interactive game song, set to a 12 bar blues, and it's plain to see why "By the Book," is not a bad buy."

 

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"From the game song "Pat your hands," to the very latest in silliness "I'm a germ,” this performance is a banquet of silliness designed to please the most refined of juvenile palates. In addition The Battersby's have thrown in a few jokes. This change of pace provides exactly the variety that makes this production truly excellent. Mr. Tim and Ms Laura, as they are known to the children, have beautiful voices and impeccable diction, and sound effects are used with taste, and invariably enhance the overall performance. Of special interest is, "Attila the Fun," a song that touts the joys of reading. The clever lyrics and upbeat rhythms, combined with ample variety makes this an appealing collection."

 

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