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Booking/PR Contact: Stacy Rosen, Kindie Rock PR
1-610-446-1287 or info@kindierockpr.com
July, 2009 – Steve Denyes is no stranger to the kids music community.
With four prior albums combining original music and traditional
folk songs with a fresh uplifting vibe, Hullabaloo has received
many accolades over the years including four Parents’Choice Awards.
High Roller, their fifth album due for release on September 29th,
2009, is yet another jackpot for Denyes and percussionist partner
Brendan Kremer, who have been playing together since fifth grade.
With a background in grown up folk music and its history, Steve
started writing kids music as an elementary school music teacher.
“My favorite days in the classroom were when we would just sit
and sing songs together... playing for kids is pure joy. As much
energy as I put out, I get it all back and more from the singing,
dancing and smiling.”
For High Roller, Denyes once again turned to his folk roots and
to channel classic musical influences like Woody Guthrie and Johnny
Cash. The album contains traditional folk classics with a fresh
feel like “Oh, Susanna!”, “London Bridge”, and “This Land is Your
Land”. Listeners will especially enjoy the fresh sound of originals
like the title track, brimming with country goodness about a toddler
who has hit the big time with his stroller, the “…mom-powered
engine…riding on 3.5 inch rims.” and “Princess Bluejeans”, the
antidote to the standard fairytale princess imagery and dedicated
to his niece. “I just love the idea of a little princess that
runs around in jeans and a ponytail playing soccer instead of
sitting around in a castle waiting for prince charming” notes
Steve.
Based in southern California, the self-proclaimed “farm-fresh,
free-range, organic kid-folk music” of Hullabaloo is sublimely
feel-good. The smooth acoustic traditional tunes blend perfectly
with the upbeat, toe-tapping tracks that balance out the album.
Altogether the collection has something for everyone to enjoy
and successfully reaches the warm kid in all of us. As Steve says,
”I think kids music should be like your favorite uncle— hip, fun
and subtly instructive. I’m always working on
fine-tuning that balance.”
HIGH ROLLER TRACKLISTING:
1. High Roller
2. Princess Bluejeans
3. Ants in My Pants
4. Oh, Susanna!
5. How About You?
6. Choo, Choo, Choo
7. London Bridge
8. 400 Cupcakes
9. Dinosaur in My Backyard
10. Old Dan Tucker
11. Beans and Rice
12. This Land is Your Land
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