The old songs you remember from your childhood (or wish you did) performed simply and with warmth and style. One of those kids' albums that won't make you scream the 100th time your kids request it (and they will.).

19 MP3 Songs
KIDS/FAMILY: Sing-Along/Interactive, KIDS/FAMILY: Educational



Details:
Rebecca Wave has been writing and performing since the '60's. From singing folk songs on the front porch while her father played an old guitar, she progressed to years of piano and cello lessons, stage and choral singing and playing recorder on the roof. She found herself with guitar in hand at 23, singing songs that percolated up from the flood plains and tidepools of her life.

After a long period of traveling the country with various cats, dogs and people, and working a stunning variety of day jobs, Rebecca has stayed in Santa Barbara, Caliornia long enough to raise four children, record five albums and learn and share a vast repertoire of songs from many centuries and cultures . She sings in (english), french, german, italian, yiddish, ladino, spanish, russian and hawaiian and is equally at home performing for (and with) children, teenagers, adults and elders. She has especially enjoyed her many years teaching music therapy classes through Santa Barbara City College's Omega Program, which brings the arts to the frail elderly.

Rebecca has a lyrical, passionate voice with a lot to say about grief, joy, confusion, clarity, love and lust. Melodies as simple as a childhood dream or complex as an extended jazz riff deliver lyrics that cut to the heart. Her children's songs are refreshingly simple and warm, in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, Ella Jenkins and Pete Seeger; "A Bis'l Libe un a Bisele Glick", her collection of yiddish songs, authentically captures their vitality and soul; the Wave-authored songs of "Another Wave in the Ocean" and "Animalangel" are haunting and original, reminiscent of Leonard Cohen, Sarah McLachlan and Judy Collins.

Currently at work on a new cd of original songs, Rebecca continues to perform and do studio work in Santa Barbara. Her official website is http://www.rebeccawave.com.