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Thank You.

by Children with Diabetes Foundation

NEW MUSIC COMPILATION

AVAILABLE ON MAY 22,

All the Wild Wonders

WILL FUND CHILDREN’S DIABETES RESEARCH

Family music CD features national and Philadelphia musicians

PHILADELPHIA, PA – May 7, 2007 – Sara Hickman, Willy Porter, They Might Be Giants, Joanie Bartels and Trout Fishing in America are a few of the 17 award-winning artists who contribute their songs to All the Wild Wonders, a new music compilation produced by Philadelphian Kim Alexander to benefit the Children with Diabetes Foundation.

All the Wild Wonders , a family-oriented new music CD that Alexander conceived and created following her young daughter’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, will be released on Tuesday, May 22.

Philadelphia-based artists who contribute original songs for All the Wild Wonders include John Flynn, The Tell Alls, Joseph Parsons, Lauren Hart and members of The Anna Crusis Women’s Choir, among others (see attached track listing).   Ten of the CD’s 18 tracks were recorded specifically for this new compilation, which also features a song with lyrics by Jack Prelutsky, America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate.

Alexander, a former Philadelphia radio DJ and music industry publication editor who currently heads up No Macarena DJ and Custom Music Service and sings with Philly retro-country band Hank’s Cadillac, had been interested in creating a music CD that kids and their parents could listen to together when her then-6-year-old daughter, Keely, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in November 2005.   Keely was hospitalized at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in order to control her glucose level while her parents got a crash course in diabetes management.

“Keely’s doctors recommended the Children with Diabetes web site, which we found extremely helpful, particularly in the early months of learning to manage diabetes,” said Walsh, “so I wanted to thank them for their good work and support the Foundation.”

A portion of the CD’s proceeds will also go to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.   “Because Keely was diagnosed within 30 days of being on a new insurance policy, all insurance payments were denied,” Alexander added.

All the Wild Wonders will be available on Tuesday, May 22 from Main Street Music ( 4444 Main Street in Manayunk) and online from the Children with Diabetes Foundation web site (cwdfoundation.org).

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All the Wild Wonders

Available May 22, 2007 - ©2007 Key Tone Records

Executive Producer: Kim Alexander

Track Listing

1- SARA HICKMAN, Iolana - (previously released) Sara Hickman is an Austin, Texas-based singer/ songwriter of children’s and grownup songs, and winner of such awards as Parents Choice Recommended 2004 (Big Kid) and Children’s Music Web Awards, among many more.

2- TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA, Big Trouble – (previously released) TFIA’S infectious mix of folk/pop and family music is tempered by the diverse influences of reggae, Latin, blues, jazz and classical music. The Arkansas duo’s recordings have garnered three National Indie Awards and multiple Parents Choice Gold and American Library Awards as well as three GRAMMY® nominations.

3- HANK’S CADILLAC, All the Wild Wonders – Philly band Hank's Cadillac can usually be found in local nightspots performing country standards featuring vocals by Kim Alexander.

4- THE KNIFE & FORK BAND, In My Own Good Time – First-rate, idiosyncratic songwriting and unusual instrumentation featuring cello, fiddle and accordion describes The Knife & Fork Band, from Philadelphia.

5- JOHN FLYNN, Popcorn – (previously released) Nationally known, Philly-based singer/songwriter John Flynn has released acclaimed family recordings and toured/performed with the likes of Willie Nelson, Arlo Guthrie and Kris Kristofferson, among many others.

6- WILLY PORTER, Big Old Sleepy Mountain – Acclaimed singer/songwriter/storyteller and guitarist extraordinaire Willy Porter originally hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and co-wrote this one with Paul Cebar.

7- LAUREN HART, Good Book - Philly fixture Lauren Hart has released several recordings and can often be heard singing before Philadelphia Flyers hockey games, and in local nightclubs. 

8- STEVE PULLARA AND HIS COOL BEANS BAND, Pasta, Pasta, Pasta – (previously released) Steve Pullara is a Philadelphia-based, New Jersey born singer/songwriter/artist whose musical roots go deep within many cultural traditions. His CD A Big Bowl of Musicroni garnered two major national awards: A Parents' Choice Approved Award and NAPPA Honors in Best Audio for Children.

9- THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, Clap Your Hands – (previously released) The music of the award-winning, eclectic/alternative duo They Might Be Giants (John Flansburgh and John Linnell) has been appealing to kids and adults alike since the early 1980s.

10-   JOANIE BARTELS, Thingamajig – (previously released) Multitalented Joanie Bartels has captured the hearts of children and adults alike through her recordings and the sing-along/dance-along concerts she performs internationally. Now living in New Zealand, she continues to tour the world and to support charities that benefit the health and welfare of children and their families.

11- THE LARA AND JOE SHOW, Get Down Puppy – Philly’s Joe Morris and Lara Manogg are veterans of the kids music circuit.  With degrees in both music and speech therapy, they marry child development with rock n’ roll.

12-   UNCLE ROCK, Sugar Talkin’ – (previously released) Uncle Rock, AKA Robert Burke Warren, is the former globe-trotting bass player (with the Fleshtones), stage actor (as the lead in the London production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story) and Americana songwriter (with Rosanne Cash and for Wanda Jackson), who is now teacher’s assistant at the rural School Of The New Moon in Mount Tremper, New York, where Uncle Rock was born.  

13- THE ANNAS (featuring members of The Anna Crusis Women’s Choir), Duerme Negrito – The Anna Crusis Women's Choir, founded in 1975, is the country's oldest feminist choir and has been honored for its community service in the Philadelphia area. 

14- JOSEPH PARSONS, A Little Life – A Philadelphia favorite, both as a solo singer/songwriter and as a member of the band 4 Way Street.

15- BUCK HOWDY, My Favorite Kind of Bugs – (previously released) Buck Howdy was raised on his family's ranch in Grants Pass, Oregon, and is now responsible for best-selling CDs, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show, Cow Pie Radio, and a title that fits him well - the "King of Kids' Cowboy Music."

16- HOMESPUN, Menagerie – Homespun is John Baker and Eve Miller of Philadelphia, featuring guest performances by family and friends.  Both are active in the professional music field; Eve as a freelance cellist and John as a recording engineer.

17- THE TELL-ALLS, Glow – A veteran of several Philly bands, Ken Buono now heads The Tell Alls.

18-   KIM & ABE, The Troll (lyrics by Jack Prelutsky) - Kim is vocalist Kim Alexander and Abe is guitarist Abraham Dubb, both from Philly band Hank's Cadillac.   The Troll is a poem by America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky.

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