âKansas Cityâs favorite singing mama.â KC Parent Magazine âFunky Mamaâs throaty vocals arenât the type that can be sung by just anyone. Her rich voice has a rock ân blues strength to it that recalls the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow.

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âKansas Cityâs favorite singing mama!â KC Parent Magazine


KRISTA âFUNKY MAMAâ EYLER
TURNS UP THE JUICE
WITH HER THIRD KIDSâ CD
âMOO JUICEâ

âFunky Mama [is] a fun, guitar-playing musician whom our daughters hold in the same high regard as Santa, the ice cream man and their own, not-so-funky mama.â
â Kansas City Star

âFunky Mamaâs throaty vocals arenât the type that can be sung by just anyone. Her rich voice has a rock ân blues strength to it that recalls the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crowâ¦(She is) armed with a fire-engine red electric guitar and one extraordinary pair of vocal cords...â â 435 South Magazine

KANSAS CITY, MO (June 16) â Independent childrenâs recording artist Krista âFunky Mamaâ Eyler announces the September 2 release of her highly anticipated third studio CD, âMoo Juiceâ (Funky Mama Music, $12.00, run time 36:30). The disc features 17 dynamic Funky Mama originals and arrangements showcasing a voice that kidsâ music authority Bill Childs calls ârich, soulful, and bluesy.â
As an on-air reporter for Kansas City ABC affiliate KMBC-TV Channel 9 News, Krista Tatschl Eyler earned an Emmy nomination, covering everything from fires to homicides to tornados. After five years of this intense, on-the-edge life, she became the ultimate crossover artist - âFunky Mamaâ - singing for kids in a bold, straightforward, funk/soul style thatâs imbued a strong sense of narrative phrasing and dynamite energy!

A favorite among families in Kansas City, Funky Mama scored national recognition when she performed at the 2007 White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, D.C. Only a handful of nationally recognized entertainers nationwide are invited to play âthe Rollâ each year.

On âMoo Juice,â Eylerâs powerful blues drenched voice sounds like she would be right at home anywhere: singing with any of the great soul singers of the â60s, creating stunning dialogue with a flute in a stylish calypso, taking the stage at the Grand Ole Opry, singing folksy jug band standards, belting one out with the best of Louisianaâs Zydeco bands, or soaring over the top of a mesmerizing up-tempo gospel group. Mostly though, Funky Mamaâs music is just plain fun.

âMoo Juiceâ is energy personified. Funky Mama sings with an intrinsically deep rhythmic sense that urges on all her terrific back-up musicians. Her internal rhythm is especially noticeable on âDown, Down, Babyâ and âCan You Hear Me?â where Krista Eyler sings a capella, backed by the rhythmically tightest group of kids on record. Rhythm is what gets kidsâ attention, and this CD is loaded with it. Krista offers refreshingly down home, powerful singing for a generation of kids who donât often get to hear vocalists with the ability to project their voices while still retaining clarity of diction. Krista has a big voice, and itâs always easy to understand the lyrics.

Other âMoo Juiceâ highlights include âNo Sleep Tonightâ (smokinâ fast-piano-vocal-driven gospel), âSippyâ (a sippy cup song thatâs straight-up âSouthern Rockâ), âMy Dad Rocksâ (a minor key samba), and the albumâs title track (up-tempo rock ânâ roll, graced by Tulsa Readâs soulful harmonica solos). As is appropriate for a CD to be released just before Grandparentsâ Day, âMoo Juiceâ also includes âThe Grandparent Name Song,â a Beach Boys-esque tune in which Funky Mama ruminates on the many different ways to name a grandparent.


Says Krista Eyler, âIâve been singing in musical theatre and playing guitar since I was 15. I started performing for kids in 2005, when I saw that there was a niche to be filled. After I had my first son, I became aware that there were some great âdadâ acts out there, but no Funky Mamas! What I want most is to teach kids is to love music and dancing with their whole hearts, just as I do.â

Krista âFunky Mamaâ Eylerâs previous CDs include âFunky Mama Sings: Giggle Jiggleâ (2005) and âGrandmaâs Houseâ (2006). Krista Eyler is also the author of a childrenâs book, âFunky Mama's Grandma's Houseâ (2007).

Funky Mama is the real thing, with two funky boys and a funky daddy to show for it.

âMoo Juiceâ will be available online at www.funkymamamusic.com, cdbaby.com, and iTunes.