EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH
This highly anticipated new album by award-winning recording artist and performer Amy Lowe features nine original songs and covers. People Get Ready and Walking in Memphis. Amy's adult contemporary music is available on CD. Backed by a Who's Who in the Chicago music scene, Amy sings and plays guitar, with contributions from:
Dave Katzman (Guitars; Bass), Kevin Patrick (Percussion ; Drums), Jay Moynihan (Sax)Marty Sammon (Piano; B3), T.C. Furlong (Pedal Steel Guitar), Jimmy Burns (Vocals)Corey Dennison (Vocals), Kenny Smith (Drums), Lamar C. Curtis (Bassoon), Bobby Boos (Drums)Mike Rodbard (Drums)
These talented performers give each song an original identity while crossing and blending the Singer-Songwriter Genre with Rock, Blues, and World Music. Dave Katzman and Amy Lowe arranged this album with Dave handling the production. The arrangements are masterful, the songwriting grand, and the performances confident and inspired.
Dave Katzman (Guitars; Bass), Kevin Patrick (Percussion ; Drums), Jay Moynihan (Sax)Marty Sammon (Piano; B3), T.C. Furlong (Pedal Steel Guitar), Jimmy Burns (Vocals)Corey Dennison (Vocals), Kenny Smith (Drums), Lamar C. Curtis (Bassoon), Bobby Boos (Drums)Mike Rodbard (Drums)
These talented performers give each song an original identity while crossing and blending the Singer-Songwriter Genre with Rock, Blues, and World Music. Dave Katzman and Amy Lowe arranged this album with Dave handling the production. The arrangements are masterful, the songwriting grand, and the performances confident and inspired.
Featuring Amy Lowe
Parents Choice Silver Award-Brighter Than Fireflies - Lowe's strong, melodic voice narrates her songs of vignettes and slices of everyday life. She tells tales of a very rhythmic rabbit in the jazzy “Miles BeBoppin Hoppin,” while she employs some lovely marimba on the light, island reggae of “If I Were I Bird.” Lowe offers consistently intelligently themed songs, which will capture and charm children's imaginations. Brighter Than Fireflies. 1 CD. 37:38 min. Prod. by Jewel-Eye Music/BMI/July Records.
K-Gr 3–Amy Lowe, multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, and storyteller, delivers a bang-up fifth album for children. The recipient of Parents' Choice Gold and Silver awards, Lowe presents 11 original songs in musical styles including country, jazz, rock, and calypso. Her vocal talent is wide-ranging, and she varies her voice to fit the style of music. Several talented musicians perform on guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion, drums, piano, saxophone, marimba, organ, mandolin, and dobro. Tiny alien robots who demand to see the President have "Shiny Blue Eyes." "New Shoes" explores outdoor activities in summer and winter. "Miles Beboppin Hoppin" is a rabbit who jazzes up his hip-hop. "Chocolate Is Good" and so is cocoa. "If I Were a Bird" imagines what it would be like to be a bird, fish, sail, and sand. "Body Parts" lists most of the body functions. The three-toed sloth is described in "Sloth." Bernie and Boris, the brontosauruses, are "Two of a Kind." "Ghost" explains how to call a ghost. "Planets" teaches about the solar system. "When I Grow Up" expresses a wish to live in a peaceful world. An excellent choice for most libraries.–Beverly Bixler, San Antonio Public Library, TX
I LIKE GUM - PARENTS CHOICE SILVERReview: Lowe's country-folk voice, with its touch of Dolly Parton-style trill is easy on the ear and her upbeat original songs bounce and glide through child-friendly territory. Her ode, "Chicago, Chicago is My Home" may not resonate with many listeners outside the city and "Are You Afraid of Monsters" may have the opposite effect of her intended sleepy-time reassurance, but kids will relate to her comically cautionary "Sticky Glue," her sweet reminiscent, "Grandma's Farm" and the sunny "Wake Up." The spoken word, "Gordon's Gracious Giggle" will have kids giggling along. Lynne Heffley ©1998 Parents' Choice
"I LIKE GUM: Her laughing voice is well suited to this material. A mixture of original songs that highlight environmental awareness, neighborhood diversity, and the ability of every child to make her or his own music. The words are easy to understand and the unusual sound effects particularly on Haunted House are very well done." - Booklist
Family Fun Magazine: "Simple pleasures can be pleasant indeed, as exemplified in this sweet, unassuming acoustic album (I Like Gum) from Chicago singer-songwriter Amy Lowe."
Family Fun Magazine: "Simple pleasures can be pleasant indeed, as exemplified in this sweet, unassuming acoustic album (I Like Gum) from Chicago singer-songwriter Amy Lowe."
FIRE IN BOOMTOWN-25 Years of Audio- Best 25 of 25 Years- Amy Lowe and Megan WellsEvery now and then, along comes an entirely unexpected treat. Who would have thought that a recounting of the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 could be so enthralling? In their recording aimed at age 8 and up, Lowe and Wells skillfully combine commentary, theatrics, music and history in an eloquent portrait of a city’s devastation, hope, and renewal. By Lynne Dalton Heffley - The WINNER of the Educational Press Distinguished Achievement Award! Winner of the Parents’ Choice BEST 25 of 25 YearsLos Angeles Times
"With poignant testimony from eyewitnesses and vivid songs, Amy Lowe and Megan Wells bring to life a city that grew too fast, with dangerously little planning; the chilling song "Mud, Wood, Drought, Blunder & Wind," tells of what contributed to the devastating tragedy." Chicago Parent Magazine
"Judging from the response of the rapt audience to Fire In Boomtown, Lowe and Wells have a hit."Booklist"
"With poignant testimony from eyewitnesses and vivid songs, Amy Lowe and Megan Wells bring to life a city that grew too fast, with dangerously little planning; the chilling song "Mud, Wood, Drought, Blunder & Wind," tells of what contributed to the devastating tragedy." Chicago Parent Magazine
"Judging from the response of the rapt audience to Fire In Boomtown, Lowe and Wells have a hit."Booklist"
This CD is a musical tribute to the settling of Naperville, IL, in 1831. There are 21 catchy and fun songs and stories on the CD which was originally created to accompany a set of workshops taking place at the Naper Settlement. Amy Lowe, a singer, songwriter, and storyteller, wrote and performs all of the songs, accompanied by guitar and percussion instruments. She's also accompanied by back-up vocalists, including a fifth-grade class on the song "The First Schoolmaster." Interwoven with the songs are bits of narration to supplement the historical information. Some songs profile figures in Naperville's history, such as "Captain John Naper," a tribute to the city's founder, and "The First Schoolmaster," which tells about Lester Peet and lists the fathers of all 22 of his students during his first year of teaching. Among the other songs are "The Blacksmith," "Paw Paw Post Office," and "Pay the Toll." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL TRACKS: -Award winning Singer-Storyteller Amy Lowe’s story of the settling of a small Midwest farm town and its growth into one of Illinois’ largest communities...... The struggles for survival, the determination of its people, and the hope for their children’s futures,... represents one of our nation’s early spirited stories........ Movin' in Building A Town / The Story of Naperville
“I know students will enjoy sing-a-long parts. There is a variety of music styles and the chorus is easily learned for each selection.”- AEP Judges’ comments
"Amy Lowe's Math Music has been a wonderful addition to my sixith grade math classes! It is amazing how quickly the children pick up and retain basic math terms and concepts such as area, perimeter and metric measurements. I can really see multiple intellegence at work!Amy is not only a creative musician but also a skilled poet. She has the unique ability to encapsol a math concept into rythmic verse, put it to a snappy tune, to which children joyfully sing along. Amy Lowe is the Pied Piper of Math."
Mrs. Dolores BurdickSixth Grade MathEugene Field Elementary School
"Amy Lowe's Math Music has been a wonderful addition to my sixith grade math classes! It is amazing how quickly the children pick up and retain basic math terms and concepts such as area, perimeter and metric measurements. I can really see multiple intellegence at work!Amy is not only a creative musician but also a skilled poet. She has the unique ability to encapsol a math concept into rythmic verse, put it to a snappy tune, to which children joyfully sing along. Amy Lowe is the Pied Piper of Math."
Mrs. Dolores BurdickSixth Grade MathEugene Field Elementary School
1. Long Division2. Addition Words3. Circumference4. Slope5. Angles6. Strategies For Solving Problems7. Subtraction Words8. Greater Than, Less Than
Amy Lowe - Precious Gifts