Big Round World

Trout Fishing In America | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Trout Records
• ASIN: B001E44354
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,727 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trout Fishing for kids, October 24, 2008

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Peter Dain (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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Trout has penned lyrics that are easy for children to understand. Some songs are silly, others promote learning or good habits. At the same time they compose music that is appealing to children and adults alike, meaning that we "big people" aren't at risk of becoming bored with the music by the second time we hear the album through. Another fine effort from this musical duo.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Round World nominated for 2009 Grammy!, November 20, 2008

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The Trout House (Prairie Grove, AR) - See all my reviews

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Greetings from the 'Trout House'

Trout Fishing in America are thrilled that their latest family release, Big Round World, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Musical Album for Children category. This caps off a great year for TFIA. In late November, Big Round World was selected to top NPR's "The Year in Music for Kids" List for 2008. The CD also received a 2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold winner and a Parents' Choice "Silver" Honor. In June, Performing Songwriter named Trout Fishing in America as one of their `100 Most Influential Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years'.

This is a particularly proud moment for Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet (aka Trout Fishing in America) as they produced this CD in their 'Trout House' studio. Idlet and Grimwood stretched out musically on this CD as well, playing even more instruments than on their past releases. Guitarist Idlet added percussion, mandolin and ukulele to his bag of tricks while Grimwood sat down at the keyboard to add that soulful B3 sound.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Showcasing a range of musical styles and several songs derived from song writing workshops with children, October 11, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Showcasing a range of musical styles and several songs derived from song writing workshops with children conducted by the duo Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood who perform as Trout Fishing in America, "Big Round World" offers young listeners with fourteen lively, entertaining, original, and superbly recorded pieces that include My Favorite Jeans (2:51); When You Get Dressed (2:31); Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks (3:06); A Tiger and a Monkey and Me (4:09); Too Good to Be True (3:42); Always Chew Your Food (2:33); Curse of the Spinach (1:37); The Alarm Clock Rings (2:32); I Don't Care (2:43); there's a Rumor Going 'Round (2:22); Pearl (2:21); It Must Be Halloween (2:50); Five (3:56); and the title piece, Big Round World (3:48). Offering a wide variety of musical genres from Afro-pop, to jazz, to rock, to Bluegrass, "Big Round World" is enthusiastically recommended for family, preschool, daycare center, elementary school, and community library CD music collections for children.