FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Children’s Music Album
“Ahhhhh!”
by Andrew & Polly
Being a kid… it’s a lot!
“Ahhhhh!” empowers kids to take on tough stuff by helping them think, feel and sometimes even SHOUT their way through challenges in an ever-changing world.
11 awesome songs feature the sparkling creativity of GRAMMY®-winners Alphabet Rockers, 2x GRAMMY®-winner Lucy Kalantari, Raye Zaragoza, Fyütch, Kristin Andreassen, Mike Phirman, Mista Cookie Jar, Keppie Coutts & GRAMMY®-winner Chris Tabron.
With three #1 hits on SiriusXM Kids Place Live, this album overflows with bumping beats, thick vocal harmonies, elegant cello and joyful horns. “Ahhhhh!” celebrates the resilience it takes to do hard things and the bravery it takes to share yourself and your feelings with others.
Credits
Featuring the thoughts and voices of: GRAMMY®-winners Kaitlin McGaw & Tommy Shepherd of Alphabet Rockers, 2x GRAMMY®-winner Lucy Kalantari, Raye Zaragoza, Fyutch, Kristin Andreassen, Mike Phirman, Mista Cookie Jar & Keppie Coutts.
With thanks to GRAMMY®-winner Chris Tabron for sharing your knowledge with us and the community. And to Izzy, Gertie & Emmet- we could never have made this album without your screaming teaching.
Gabe Feenberg - mandolin, trombone, lap steel, vocals | Gabe Davis - bass | Mike Fonte - electric guitar | Jon-Paul Frappier - trumpet | Bruno Gafanhoto - drums |Izzy Gertie & Emmet - additional vocals | Mike Phirman - vocals, additional instrumentation | Davi Mello electric guitar | Samuel da Silva - saxophone | Chris Ott - trombone | Nate Jones - drums | Vitaly Tkachuk - electric guitar | Chris Barber - drums | Chris Bonner - bass | João Paulo Drumond - percussion | Keppie Coutts - guitar | Ben Trigg - cello | Andrew Barkan - vocals, whistling, percussion, piano, rhodes, accordion, harmonica, Loog guitar, claps, orchestration | Polly Hall - vocals, guitars, ukulele, synths, beats, percussion, production.
Recorded by: Andrew Barkan & Polly Hall
Mixed by: Polly Hall
Mastered by: GRAMMY®-winner Chris Tabron
Andrew & Polly are an award-winning family music duo and production team from Santa Monica, California. Families nationwide know the independent artists from their heartfelt and humorous hits on SiriusXM Kids Place Live (Grapes, Little Bitta You, Mom’s Name) and their songs and arrangements (Nickelodeon, Noggin, Netflix and more). Andrew & Polly’s podcast for kids, Ear Snacks, is “packed with ear worms and made with heart” (New York Times) and rated one of the best podcasts for kids by Common Sense Media. Andrew & Polly are honored to have received the Joe Raposo Children’s Music Award from the ASCAP Foundation and multiple Parents’ Choice Awards.
Andrew & Polly are fierce advocates for high quality and diverse media for children, early childhood music and constructivist education. Together they have three children, one Emmy-nomination and a lot of overdue library books.
Praise for Andrew & Polly
“Seriously catchy.” - PopSugar Moms
“For a generous helping of sunny warmth, gentle humor and expert musicianship, look no further… than children’s music artists Andrew & Polly.” - Parents Choice Foundation
"…what more can you ask from children's music?" - My Springfield Mommy
"…delightfully creative and original songs for children and families. No premise is too out-of-this-world..." - Midwest Book Review
"…a real crowd-pleaser for any age." - Main Line Parent
“…filled with fantasy and fun - sophisticated, yet relevant!” - School Library Journal
"An ear opening, mind bending experience... Hot Stuff." - Midwest Record
