Lydia Adams Davis - Children's Programs & Family Concerts

Lydia and her friends, Unka Munka and Beaver, have been delighting audiences for nearly 20 years. She performs her children's programs across the US (primarily in the Northeast) and in Europe. Lydia has several CDs and tapes for children and families which are available on line, at concerts and at select stores. Lydia has appeared with Pete Seeger and The Sloop Singers on Broad Old River. Her voice can be heard as storyteller, narrator, and vocalist, on several filmstrips, records and children's videos produced through American School Publications, a MacMillan McGraw Hill Company: Party Rhymes; Ernst the Crocodile; Yonder; and Dinosaurs to the Rescue!

Lydia's assembly programs are participatory concerts where children may be invited on stage to be "Kid Puppeteer" and percussionists. Her use of sign language and repertoire of songs give a taste of what residencies are available for schools, libraries, museums. Lydia performs solo, as a duo, or with her band, The Eco Trio.

• Residency Programs include:
• Songwriting Workshops, working with Lydia, children have fun learning to write songs.
• One Earth So Green and Round - an environmentally themed songfest about animals and their habitats, nature, recycling, and preservation.
• One Blue Sky Above Us, Hands Across The Globe is a multicultural program of the songs, rhythms and languages of the children of our world at home and abroad. (Eco Trio program)
• Songs That Build Trust is a program geared around drug/alcohol abuse awareness and building self-esteem.
• Historical Programs - Popular Music of the 19th Century and Revolutionary Revelry, are just two of Lydia's historical programs that makes history come alive through balladry and stories.
• American Sign Language - Students learn ASL alphabet and are introduced to signs for greetings, simple commands, questions and a few short phrases. Lydia sings and signs and teaches the students a simple song in sign. They learn finger spelling (great for tactile learners!). Enhances communication and reading skills.
• "Songs and Stories with Lydia" is a general family entertainment program, complete with funny, original and traditional songs, stories, dancing and puppetry.

Library Programs

Lydia's library program - Literary Livingston. Lydia's in-depth knowledge and love of children's literature enhances her ability to make stories come alive. Her wealth of songs from previous programs can easily be adapted to create a new library program to fit your needs. Other programs Lydia has used with success include:
Celebrate! Read!: Lydia performs thematic songs and creates literature-based new songs with her audience.
Come As Your Favorite Character: Children are invited to dress up as their favorite literary character and are interviewed on microphone by Lydia.
Songs and Stories by Lydia: Lydia's potpourri of songs, stories, sign language, and wacky, wild animal hand puppets spark the imagination and draw family audiences into singing along.
Heritage Storysongs: Adults swap a song or tale from their own heritage, and by sharing their memories achieve a sense of community. Lydia performs popular standards.
Improvisational Song-Story Swap: Groups of children and adults write songs together with guidance from Lydia.

Some of Lydia's original songs based on books include: Arthur's New Puppy, Pasta Mania, Harriet the Spy, Potter's Plight, Are You My Mother, We're All Connected ("The Great Kapok Tree"), Animals in Winter (based on "The Mitten"), Junie B. Jones, Lon Po Po, and My Best Friend.

School and library programs can be adapted as well as Lydia's family concert program. With her many environmental songs both for children and adults she is a "natural" at nature centers!

All of the programs include 100% audience participation. For younger children programs also include her wacky "wild animal" hand puppets Beaver, Raccoon, and others. American Sign Language is incorporated into many of the programs. Lydia holds a Masters Degree in Special Education. Special Needs audiences are welcome.

For booking information and demo tapes, please contact

Three Feathers Music, PO Box 162, Cornwall, NY (845) 534-4543
E-Mail at Lydia@LydiaAdamsDavis.com

Original September 1997 ~ Updated January 2007