Rock music for kids never sounded so good. A delight for parents and preschoolers alike.

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KIDS/FAMILY: Children's Pop, KIDS/FAMILY: General Children's Music



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Kids' music for all!

A smart and raucous delight, the kind of sonic adventure that ranks up there with Marlo Thomas' classic "Free to Be You and Me," Harry Nilsson's "The Point" and anything from the Muppets in their heyday. LOS ANGELES TIMES

The critically acclaimed debut childrenâs CD, âGWENDOLYN AND THE GOOD TIME GANGâ won Los Angeles based songwriter Gwendolyn Sanford an ever-widening base of young fans (and their parents). Itâs been reported even her sophomore holiday release ââTIS THE SEASON TO BE ROCKINââ enjoys year-round play! Now Gwendolyn and her band take it up a notch with âGET UP & DANCE!â an album thatâs sure to rock your socks off and get your feet moving.

Songs like âRed Means Stopâ, âRun Baby Runâ, âEensy Weensy Spiderâ and the title track âGet Up & Danceâ lend a bit of friendly dance instruction to the first part of the album. The second half is rounded out with new classics like âSunny Dayâ and âSweet Marmaladeâ. âBicycle Rideâ act as the toddlersâ nod to Queenâs âBicycle Raceâ. âOut In My Gardenâ lists a myriad of fruits and vegetables and how theyâre grown. The toe-tapper âI can Readâ encourages listeners to pick up a book and experience a whole new world. âOde to Petsâ and âSnuggle Wuggleâ - well, you can pretty much guess what theyâre about! Gwendolynâs success lies in writing songs from a childâs perspective but with the subtle wisdom of an adult.

With the success of her first childrenâs song "Freedom of the Heart (Ooodily Ooodily)" in the independent film Chuck and Buck, a friend suggested to Gwendolyn that she create more songs for kids. She imagined what kind of music she'd like to hear if she were four again and out came the nutty, irresistibly playful tunes of Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang. She donated CDs to preschools around her Silverlake neighborhood and thus created a bit of a cult following. The feedback was positive â the songs were infectious! And a demand for a full album was undeniable.

After completing and releasing the debut album on their Whispersquish label, Gwendolyn and her producing partner, Brandon Jay recruited their favorite musician friends to perform the songs live. While much of the bandâs popularity is due to west coast performances at various street fairs, family festivals, record stores, celebrity birthday parties and even the occasional nightclub, their wide spanning press coverage hasn't hurt any. After full page features in the Los Angeles Times as well as the New York Times, it was no surprise when Entertainment Weekly coined it âas good as tot-rock getsâ and awarded the CD the only âAâ in the music reviews section of the September 12, 2003 issue; People love this band's sound. It gives families the opportunity to finally agree on what's being played in the car! Gwendolyn has since created and produced music videos which have aired on NOGGIN (Nickelodeonâs preschool channel), released a concert DVD âLive In Grandmaâs Living Room!â, and a holiday album ââTis The Season To Be Rockinââ (featuring classic and original songs for Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa). Sheâs captivated larger audiences acting as MC for America's Family Expo, Kids faire and performed alongside Grammy Award winning artist Ella Jenkins and Janeâs Addictionâs own Perry Farrell on Lollapaloozaâs Kidzapalooza stage in Chicago, IL. Gwendolyn has dedicated her third CD âGET UP & DANCEâ to peace and looks forward to taking the band on a national tour benefiting organizations promoting peace in 2007. For more information, visit www.gwendolyn.net/gtg/peace.

A long-time performing artist herself, the creation of Gwendolyn And The Good Time Gang awoke in Gwendolyn a passion for inspiring, entertaining, & educating young children (she is also a Certified Childrenâs Yoga Instructor). With a sponsorship from First Act, the leading manufacturer of musical instruments for children, Gwendolyn hopes to inspire kids at a nearly age to pick up an instrument, create music and put on a show themselves!

A bonus: songs are performed in a manner parents can also enjoy! Whatever age you are, Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang is sure to put a smile on your face.