We bring you the best in new music from around the world. Scanlon recorded the album while pregnant with her first child and the direction of the music was shaped by her experience with first-time motherhood and interest in creating a recording that parents and children could share. The opposite of course is true.
Children learn about the world by listening to the music of their parents' voices.
They are tonal sophisticates from day one. The album contains a wonderfully cohesive collection of classic songs from the American songbook, covering repertoire by some of America's most beloved 20th century songwriters including Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and James Taylor. The songs themselves share strong melodic qualities and a playful tone and create the perfect vehicle for Scanlon's warm, clear and limber alto vocals. The sound is old yet new and fresh and the music is elegant and playful yet joyous and intimate. Much in demand as a harmony vocalist, Scanlon was a member of the house band on the nationally syndicated NPR radio show Sandy Bradley's Potluck and has performed and recorded with a variety of other artists and groups including Uncle Bonsai, Kathy Mattea, Pete Seeger, Rumors of the Big Wave, Kathy Kallick, Laurie Lewis, Ferron and The Laura Love Band.