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	Spring: 1. Sing a Song of Spring 2. I Can't See The Wind 3. Medley: Little April Shower/ I Hear Thunder/It's Raining 4. The Winter Now is Over 5. A Happy Goodmorning Summer: 6. Over the Meadows 7. Off to the Sea 8. Silver Sands 9. Three Little Puffins 10. Oh Moon, Oh Moon/ The Stars Are Hiding 11. Tadpoles and Salamanders 12. Trot Along My Little Pony	Autumn: 13. Out In the Meadows 14. Wind, Wind, Blowing 15. Come Little Leaves 16. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry Winter: 17. Winter Fun 18. Icicles 19. Little Snowflake 20. Winter-Walk 21. Where are the Froggies ? 41:29 minutes delightful vocal music with guitar accompaniment a 12 page illustrated booklet includes all the words
"With her warm mellow voice, accompanied by her acoustic guitar, Marty sings a collection of songs for children, some well-known and loved, others traditional European folk songs or catchy tunes which will become family favorites. This is a happy, joyful recording..." Helen Hegener, Editor, Home Education Magazine
graphite Noah Layne	Comments from listeners: "I've had your CD on all morning; I just set the player on repeat and haven't tired of hearing those delightful songs - and my kids FINALLY asked, after about the third cycle through: 'Who's that singing, Mom? Those are really nice songs!' This from two teenagers who generally prefer rap, reggae, blues or jazz!" "My 5 yr old daughter listens to your CD every morning as she gets up and gets dressed. She loves the songs and your voice. Thank you!" "Your CD is lovely. It starts off our days on a happy note!" "My granddaughter loves to listen to your CD. She's learned many of the songs." "Whenever I play your CD in the car, my baby just calms right down and often falls asleep. Thanks!" "I listened to your CD a lot this winter when I was sick. It reminded me of the songs I used to sing at school when I was growing up." "Lovely images in the songs " Pat Carfra, The Lullaby Lady "It touches the inner child in all of us - making us feel safe and secure. I love it as much as my children do." Dr. F. Shamess, DC "With her warm mellow voice, accompanied by her acoustic guitar, Marty sings a collection of songs for children, some well-known and loved, others traditional European folk songs or catchy tunes which will become family favorites. This is a happy, joyful recording..." Helen Hegener, Editor, Home Education Magazine "Your CD is lovely. It is the music of a mother singing to her children."

oil on canvas Noah Layne	How did you choose the song selections for your CD? I had so many favorites, it was hard to choose. I decided to focus on the changing seasons. I wanted to record songs that had not received a lot of exposure. Each member of my family helped by telling me which songs they had particularly liked when they were growing up. I recorded the songs in two takes in June of 2000. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Notes about the songs:
Sing A Song Of Spring A delightful song that describes the call of the outside world when the "green buds show." I Can't See the Wind was a song my daughter, Holly, and I would sing together at home and in the car as we did errands. The Spring Medley is a collection of rain songs that was fun to put together I Hear Thunder is an adaptation of Frere Jacques that I learned from the book This Little Puffin by Elizabeth Mary Matterson. It's Raining is a loose translation of a song I learned when I was a young child in Holland. The Winter Now Is Over we enjoyed singing because of its great echo refrain - "Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Oh can't you hear it, too? I thought I heard this morning, the cuckoo's song at last?" And even though I live in Victoria, BC where our winters are mild, I do feel like singing when "The winter now is over!" It Is A Happy Morning helps me to remember to focus on the beauties of the world around me and to remember that there is a bigger world than the one inside my house.	Tadpoles and Salamandersby Marcia Berman brings back memories of the many days we spent as a family at a local lake - swimming and playing outdoors all day long, looking at dragonflies, minnows, crayfish, etc. I sung Wind, Wind, Blowing as a lullaby for many years. My children usually fell asleep before I got through the song twice. I always wanted to sing it as a round, and with recording technology, I did. That was fun! Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry is one of my favorite songs partly because the song itself is so much fun to sing. It starts out slowly and speeds up as it goes along to fit with the words. The words describe the different ways the four animals sense winter coming and it tickles my fancy; who can resist – “Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, we must all get fat and furry.” I also have wonderful memories of singing this song in the car with my children as we drove around doing errands. My daughter often sang Winter Walk with me when she was younger. It was one of her favorites.
Remember: You don't have to have a perfect voice to sing to and with your children. Start singing with recorded music if you are uncomfortable singing on your own. You might find that as you sing along with recorded music, you'll feel more confident to begin to sing on your own. Your children can be a very non-judgmental audience, especially when they are small. Enjoy yourself and have fun! Remember, if you can speak, you can sing!