Camping with Dads

 

Camping with Dads. Performed by Peter Alsop. CD. Approx. 68 min. Moose School Music. 2020. Price: CD: $14.98. K – Grade 5

            Performed like a radio show, this camping trip intertwines 16 original songs and 14 narration/conversation sections that advance the story. Award-winning Peter Alsop wrote and performs the songs with guest dads Gerald Rivers, Norman Jones, Stuart Stotts, and Chad Scheppner. In addition, some grandchildren and their friends join in on most of the songs and conversations. Alsop’s 10^th family music album features folk, pop, march, jugband rock, acapella, classic rock and Afrika beat, and some lovely harmonies. The backup musicians make wonderful music on  guitar, ukulele, dulcimer, spoons, bass, keyboards, marimbas, kazoo, djembe, and kokoriko. “Follow the Leader” to the campsite, with dads, grandsons, and one granddaughter. Steelhead trout need to “Get on Home” to reproduce, but there is a dam in the way. The “Sonical Digital Musical Box” can play whatever one wants to sing. “Anthropologist” explains all about those who study people groups. Instead of talking, a dad decides “You Need a Good Listenin’ To.” A zoo visitor tells his family “I Brought a Gorilla Home.” In “Dads ‘n Boys,” males need to remember to respect their female relatives and friends. “Stronga” is another song about treating females well. The other songs include “All Our Kids,” “Different Choice,” “Skin Color,” “Spit Ball,” “I Wear Pink,” “We Can Bounce,” “Some Gifts,” and “Gotta Be Somewhere.” This bouncy, lively album will have listeners wishing they were also on this fun camping trip.  

Website: http://peteralsop.com/