Interactive dance tunes for kids and their grown-ups.

12 MP3 Songs
KIDS/FAMILY: Kid Friendly, KIDS/FAMILY: Children's Storytelling

Show all album songs: The First CD Songs


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The Toe Jam Puppet Band has emerged as the latest childrenâs musical group to gain popularity and a very loyal following among their tiny fans. Performing over 250 live shows yearly and independently selling thousands of CDs, their lively show and music is always in demand.

Formed in 2000, the Toe Jam Puppet Band offers a special brand of interactive childrenâs entertainment that grown-ups can actually enjoy. The dynamic group is great with kids, but best when parents are having fun with their little ones. The performances are very active, encouraging kids and parents to sing and dance along with the band as they entertain with a unique combination of original songs, masterful shadow puppetry, storytelling and just plain old fun.

With sponsorship from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC), the Toe Jam Puppet Band released their first CD, appropriately titled The First CD. Featuring 12 original songs, the CD seeks to replicate the nurturing hands-on interactivity of the playgroup experience that has made them so well loved by children and parents.

From dance songs like âConga Line,â âBarn Danceâ and âBlock Cheese Dance Partyâ to interactive songs such as âCar Wash,â the flying âLaundryâ and the wacky âBubbles Machine,â everyone, young and old, canât resist singing and dancing along.

When the two big kids named Tom and Vinny decided to form a musical group called The Toe Jam Puppet Band, they never dreamed it would become so successful. With diverse backgrounds spanning the areas of music, songwriting, scenic artistry and puppetry, it seemed like a natural fit for the two friends.

Tom Poitras is the plaid-suited songwriter and singer of the Toe Jam Puppet Band. He plays banjo, acoustic guitar and washboard tie. Tom says the inspiration for his songs comes from his family of 2 young boys, Hank & Jack, and his wife Donna. From throwing laundry around the house to squeakinâ like a mouse, Hank & Jack feed Tom new song ideas daily. Tom also draws from a wide variety of musical tastes in the writing of Toe Jam songs, including Jump Blues, Punk Rock, Reggae and Traditional Folk Music. Tom says, âMusic is exploration and thereâs a whole world of music out there to be turned on to and explored.â

Tom has been performing musically for over 25 years. Toe Jam is his first childrenâs music venture, which coincided with the birth of his first son. Tom has written hundreds of songs for Toe Jam and has just begun writing childrenâs picture book stories.

Every live show needs a live wire and for the Toe Jam Puppet Band itâs Mr. Vinny Lovegrove. Acting as emcee and resident silly man he can always be found right in the thick of it with the Kiddos. At each Toe Jam performance he directs the fun and activities with a big bag of puppet shows, storytelling, amateur acrobatics, improvisation, and well-timed shtick. Inspired by Tomâs homemade songs, Vinny, keeps the audience involved.

Vinny has 16 years of experience with childrenâs entertainment and education. He has been a co-founder and contributor to a number of continuing programs including: the Open Space Arts organization of Reisterstown, MD. , the New Bedford Art Museumâs â Purple Bus â Art Mobile program, and his own Miracle Fish Puppet Theater. Vinny has made puppets for, and performed with, The Caravan Stage Theater of St. Petersburg, FL., the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth, MA. , the Zeiterion Theater of New Bedford, MA. and for the past eleven years - The King Richardâs Faire of Carver, MA. to name a few.

Toe Jam is joined by many other talented musicians for the creation of their CDs.