Wildflowers | Original Songs And Poems For And About Children  (Book and Cd)

Wildflowers | Original Songs And Poems For And About Children (Book and Cd)

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Wildflowers - Book and Cd - Original Songs And Poems For And About Children

Singer- songwriter Kristie Stremel, whose music has been described as “aggressive and provocative” by Harp magazine and dubbed one of the Kansas City Star’s “women who rock” has channeled her recent experience as a new mother into a book and cd. Stremel hopes her project will inspire children across the world to hear more original independent music and poetry.

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Singer- songwriter Kristie Stremel (Frogpond, Exit 159), whose music has been described as “aggressive and provocative” by Harp magazine and dubbed one of the Kansas City Star’s “women who rock” has channeled her recent experience as a new mother into a new project she hopes will inspire children across the world to hear more original independent music and poetry.  Wildflowers also introduce children to many different genres of music such as rock, country, bluegrass, blues, hard rock, folk and pop.

Stremel’s son Charlie was born on October 18, 2013.  In response to the life-changing event Stremel invited her favorite songwriters and writers, a community she has built over 20 years of songwriting and performing music on the road, to contribute songs and poetry to what would ultimately become Wildflowers, a CD and book.  The resulting CD is packed with performances by independent artists who were only instructed to “write a song or poem for children”.  The artists, from six states and many of them parents themselves, created fun, inspiring and beautiful compositions. 

The book was created to allow children to read and follow along with the lyrics each song and poem. Each composition is accompanied by fun and quirky expressive illustrations by artist Blue Haas (Los Angeles, CA), transporting children into a visual world as they read along.  It is a beginner’s look at how songwriters structure original songs and how writers create original poems.

“I’m blown away by what these musicians and writers have done” says Stremel who recorded many songs and poems in her home studio.  “As far as I‘m concerned, Wildflowers is one of the most diverse and heartfelt CD and book available anywhere.”

Independent artists create original songs and poems for and about children for ALL ages!

 

Contributing musicians:

Bill McShane, Los Angeles, CA, “High Fives All Around”

© 2014 William McShane Publishing (ASCAP)

 

Kasey Rausch, Kansas City, MO, “Pickin’ On A Fairytale”

© 2014 Kasey Rausch (BMI)

 

Nini Camps, Sea Cliff, NY, “Baila, Baila, Baila”

© 2014 Mamacusa Music (BMI) administered by Razor & Tie Music Publishing, L.L.C.

 

Victor & Penny, Kansas City, MO, “The Cat, She Played Piano”

© 2012 Plumtunes (ASCAP)

 

Fred Wickham, Kansas City, MO, “I Don’t Want To Go To Bed”

© 2014 P. Bone Music (ASCAP)

 

James Johann, Paola, KS, “Being A Kid”

© 2014 Stemeltone Songs (ASCAP)

 

David George, Kansas City, MO, “Well Worth Fighting For”

© 2014 Moozer Music (ASCAP)

 

Ben Bunker, Dallas, TX, “Favorite Things”

© 2014 Mr Jared B Bunker (ASCAP)

 

Tina Schlieske, Santa Barbara, CA, “For The World To See”

© 2014 TinaTunes (ASCAP)

 

Kelley Hunt, Lawrence, KS, “Outside For A Better Inside”

© 2014 EEs Music (BMI)

 

Summer Osborne, St. Louis MO, “Always Choose Love”

© 2014 Summer Osborne (BMI)

 

Dallas Jones, Springfield, MO, “Kitchen Table”

© 2014 Dallas Jones (BMI)

 

Greg Wickham, Kansas City, MO, “Elsie’s Lullaby”

© 2014 P. Bone Music (ASCAP)

 

Kristie Stremel, Lawrence KS, “Nighty Night Song”

© 2014 Stemeltone Songs (ASCAP)

 

Contributing writers:

Timothy Finn, Liberty, MO, “I’d Hug A Bug If I Could”

David Wayne Reed, Kansas City, MO “Everybody Breathe”

Ron Megee, Kansas City, MO, “Cheese, Please!”

Mark Manning, Kansas City, MO, “Grandma’s Farm”

CJ Janovy, Kansas City, MO, “Here’s A Few Things”