Randy and Mike West have released a Picture Book versionof Randy's song "Loquat Rooftop"! Click this BUY NOW button to get yourself a copy: And click this BUY NOW button to get yourself a copy of both the book and the CD at a special discounted price: "Through his music, Kaplan has historically captivated young listeners with creative storytelling and a brilliant sense of humor so it makes perfect sense that he is now expanding into print....Loquat Rooftop offers an opportunity to provide your child with knowledge about a 'mysterious fruit' while expanding their vocabulary." -Rebecca Alison, Kids Can Groove 
Randy's NAPPA Gold Award winning Country Blues & Ragtime CD for Kids, "Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie," has been released to much acclaim by myKaZoo Music and Universal Music! Watch Randy's music videos by visiting myKaZootv! Order your copies of the CD at AMAZON.com now! 
 "What's old is new again with Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie. This is offbeat, smart and funny, funny, funny!" -Mindy Thomas, Sirius-XM Radio "Take your kids on a time warp with this collection of blues and ragtime numbers from the early 20th century." -People (August 6, 2012 issue - included in their "8 Cool Kids' Albums Now!" piece on pg. 42) "Randy Kaplan's Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie is wholesome perfection. This CD is about as great as it gets." -Cherry Blossoms {the blog} "Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie is one of the most remarkable children’s music collections I’ve encountered. If you have to have the back-to-school blues, this is the best kind. This goes for teachers and parents, too!" -Kate Karp, School News Roll Call (for more reviews click HERE) Upcoming Family Shows (except where indicated): 6/20 - Lawrence, KS 6/22 - Los Angeles, CA (ADULT SHOW) 7/9 - New York, NY (ADULT SHOW) 7/11 - New York, NY 8/1 - Bloomfield Township, MI 8/8 - Charlevoix, MI 8/15 - Franklin, MI 8/16 - Huntington Woods, MI 8/24 - Los Angeles, CA 8/27 - Marina Del Rey, CA 8/27 - Calabasas, CA 8/28 - Thousand Oaks, CA 9/25 - Redondo Beach, CA Click HERE for the full concert schedule. 
Randy's third not-JUST-for-kids CD, The Kids Are All Id, won top honors from NAPPA, their Gold Award, was voted a Top Five CD in the NICKELODEON Parents' Picks Awards, and appeared on the Top Ten CDs of 2010 lists of FIDS & KAMILIES, TIME OUT NEW YORK KIDS, ZOOGLOBBLE, OWTK, and FAMILY MAN ONLINE (where it was awarded the #1 slot)! "For all of its ability to capture children's perspectives and parents' experiences this (album) is one of the best I have ever heard. You need to hear it too." - Family Man Online PRAISE FOR RANDY’S NOT-JUST-FOR-KIDS MUSIC: (for full reviews go to PRESS/REVIEWS) "There are no weak spots on this CD or on any of Kaplan's past CDs nor will there be, I predict, on any of his future CDs. This guy is what makes children and family music listenable and cool." - BALTIMORE'S CHILD Part rockin' jams, part comedy act, Randy Kaplan is hilarious! The title track of this CD will make you LOL... It's a song every parent of a toddler (and beyond!) can relate to! (Oh, and the kids dig him, too!)" - NICKELODEON PARENTS' PICK CD REVIEW "Super storyteller/singer Randy Kaplan is no ordinary kids' music performer... On his latest CD he has my kids asking me to explain Freud, the definition of Hebrew terms, and even why someone might be happier with no money… My favorite song on the CD, "The Kid is All Id," is a sort of parental rap for anyone who has lived through the toddler years. It includes the best, most-surprising reference to weaning that had me spit-laugh the first time I heard it." - COOL MOM PICKS "The Kids Are All Id is Randy Kaplan's best album yet, and shows Kaplan's greatest strength -- his ability to listen to and interact with the kids who are his audience and to turn that into stories in song." - ZOOGLOBBLE "Roots rocker Randy Kaplan is one of those happy-they-exist people you can't quite tell is playing kids' music. And yet he is." -NEW YORK MAGAZINE “He doesn’t dumb it down for the kids… He just expects them to come along for the ride. And they do.” -TIME OUT NEW YORK KIDS "Singer/storyteller Randy Kaplan crafts a brassy, old-timey collection... (Loquat Rooftop) showcases Kaplan's bluesy storytelling. (top 10 Children's CDs of 2008)" -NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NPR) “One of the most exciting newcomers to kids’ music since Dan Zanes.” -PARENTING MAGAZINE "Randy Kaplan hits the mark with his first release for kids… We love (it)." -NEW YORK MAGAZINE "Kaplan's tunes are humorous yet sincere with characters who dance happily in your imagination. He is the John Prine of the children's music scene." -OUT WITH THE KIDS "Kaplan's original songs… are as imaginative and rambling as a preschooler, and musically brilliant." -THE LOVELY MRS. DAVIS "Kaplan is a national treasure who brings a sly wink to the art of kid’s music." -THE BROOKLYN PAPER "Kaplan carries his eclectic interests in roots rock, folk, blues, standards, and theater onto this CD… (He) is a musician bravely taking kids to a textured world of music history and contemporary inventiveness." -FAMILY MAN ONLINE PRAISE FOR RANDY’S NOT-REALLY-FOR-KIDS MUSIC: (for full reviews go to PRESS/REVIEWS) "Randy Kaplan does amazing James Taylor–meets-banjo covers of Nirvana… and Grandmaster Flash… Nuff said; go check this guy out." -TIME OUT NEW YORK "Kaplan makes us smile as he points out hypocrisy… (He crafts) exceptionally tender songs (and) pens understated tunes that, the more we hear them, eventually evolve into anthems." -NEWSDAY "Kaplan mixes… social commentary with more personal observation… bloody good music, pure and simple… the real deal!” -TOXIC PETE "(Kaplan's) lyrics don't underestimate their listener's intelligence, being literate and occasionally not a little highbrow… (He) is a craftsman in the tradition of Paul Simon.” -AMERICANA-UK "Randy's literary yet accessible songs capture ambivalence and investigate the inner lives of human beings in the tradition of Leonard Cohen or Stephen Sondheim." -KRISELEN "The stories (Randy) sings wind and twist away from the ordinary and toward refreshing new ideas often humorous and bizarre… never predictable." -THE INDEPENDENT "Kaplan sings of modern romance, male neuroses, and quirky character studies with the off-kilter viewpoint of a man who appreciates the blurred edges as much as the finer points… (His) self-effacing lyrics make you laugh, cry and blush at their honest simplicity." -THE BOTTOM LINE "(Kaplan's) songs display keen psychological insight… His emotional range is broad, running the gamut from uplifting to bleak." -THE MATTRESS "Recurrent in (Kaplan's) songs is his flashing sense of humor, a humor which is skillfully married to a bitter sense of reality... Of course it is comical. But it is also far more: it is tragic and at the same time, comes from a wisdom, a knowledge of the falsity at the heart of many human endeavors." -KONTRAST RADIO "It's easy to fall hopelessly in love with Randy Kaplan's music." -SPLENDID MAGAZINE |
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