Spin Your Web

Mary Kaye | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 2006)
• Original Release Date: February 28, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mary Kaye Music
• ASIN: B000FEBV2M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #549,097 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Kaye offers a respite from standard kids' music with lovely, warbly vocals that recall Natalie Merchant... --Parenting Magazine, July 2006

Product Description

A web of thirteen original children's songs that kids and their parents can enjoy together. Winner of the 2006 Publisher's Weekly Listen-Up Award, the Dr. Toy Smart Play/Smart Toy Product of Excellence, the Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence, The Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award, NAPPA Honors, and Creative Child Magazine's Product of Excellence.

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classroom hit, January 4, 2008

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Artsy Fartsy "Mrs. "silly teacher"" (South of the North Pole) - See all my reviews

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Mary Kaye brings the skeleton party to life. I am an elementary art teacher and the kids love the music. We all take art breaks to dance to the favorites. I have enjoyed it so much that I have taken it home and played it in my studio - it is for the young at heart too!
Hope I remember to bring it back to school on Monday!
Mary Kaye is brilliant!

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent way to introduce a variety of musical styles, October 7, 2006

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Melanie Wilson "mongoliamel" (USA) - See all my reviews
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Though I do not have children of my own, I was a child once and I can distinctly remember exhausting my parents because I wanted to hear the same CDs over and over again. My father cannot stand to hear certain Disney soundtracks because I overplayed them as a six-year-old while we were on family road trips. A musician like Maine singer-songwriter Mary Kaye would have been a welcome addition to our music library, and I wish we could have had Spin Your Web for those long car trips.

What makes Spin Your Web ideal for repetitive playing and road trips is its musical diversity. Mary Kaye's songs range from country to funk to rock with fun, descriptive lyrics that accentuate the different styles. Her tracks have strong instrumentals that pair well with her strong, clear voice that entices listeners to pay close attention to what will happen next. As Mary Kaye changes her musical genre with each track, it is easy to stay entertained and the question of "what comes next?" is often rewarded with new sounds.

Spin Your Web is an excellent way to introduce children to a variety of musical styles from the country swing of "Pig Party" to the R&B rhythm of "Porcupine Path". The danceable "Let's Get Dressed" is fast without becoming dizzying, and the soft melody of "Blueberry Dreams" will remind older listeners of folk singers from the 1960s.

Mary Kaye presents a variety that is sophisticated, playful, and demonstrative of the many expressive qualities of different musical genres. Children will enjoy the chanting, storytelling lyrics of Spin Your Web, while adults will be able to appreciate the musical complexity that includes an excellent performance on drums, percussion, and guitar. Mary Kaye stretches boundaries as a diverse musician who is capable of many styles, and she captures each melody with grace and skill. Unfortunately, Spin Your Web came too late to save my father from listening to "A Whole New World" 80,000 times. I will thankfully not have to suffer as he did if I have children of my own. - Elizabeth Whitmore

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative, Fun and Soulful!, September 9, 2006

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Norma Bowles (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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I work with children throughout the country creating plays addressing diversity and discrimination issues through Fringe Benefits, an educational theatre company. When I heard "Spin Your Web" I was BLOWN AWAY! The songs tell stories
so imaginatively ... and with so much humor, love and wisdom! Both my students and my friends' children LOVE singing and dancing along. Mary Kaye weaves thoughtful, soulful... life-affirming themes throughout the CD. It's a MUST HAVE!