• A Peddler’s Pack: An eclectic mix from New England and beyond. Lively Irish and French Canadian tunes, traditional and contemporary songs sung in two-part harmony.
• The Sailor’s Trade: Shanties (work songs) and fo’c’sle songs (songs for recreation) from the days of ‘wooden ships and iron men.’
• The Jolly Farmer: Perfect for agricultural fairs and the like. Songs and tunes from 18th and 19th century New England, when ‘the farmer was the man’
• Seasonal/Holiday Samplers: Whether it’s a Harvest Festival, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, First Night, Old Home Day, St. Patrick’s Day or other special day, here’s the entertainment to help celebrate it in style!

DIANE  KORDAS  ROMPER  RHYTHM  AND  PUPPETS Diane Kordas P.O. Box 181 Chester, NH 03036 603-315-3083 Email: diane@romperrhythm.com Website: http://www.romperrhythm.com Diane Kordas brings stories to life with puppets and music, either with a staged puppet show production or with songs and short puppet skits. Lots of humor and audience participation are highlights of each program. Great for preschools and day care centers, schools, libraries, birthday parties, recreation centers and more. *NH Council on the Arts Touring Artist and New England Foundation for the Arts (link) *Winner of Children's Music Web award for her Dinosaur Stomp CD. Program Titles: Friendly Forest Folktales; Bremen Town Musicians; Pirates, Ahoy!; Elves and the Shoemaker with the Gingerbread Man; Sir George and the Dragon; Outerspace Adventures!. Shadow Puppet show: Chicken Little and other Tales. Residencies, workshops, Teacher Training workshops. See www.romperrhythm.com for new shows and updates Grade Level Suitability: pre-K - 3 for most programs, workshops and residencies for K-12 Audience Limits: 250 Special Requirements: I supply my own puppet stage, sound, lighting_and need a grounded 3 prong outlet to plug into. Fee: Starts at $300, discount for block bookings Funding Sources: New England Touring Roster, New England Foundation for the Arts; New Hampshire State Council for the Arts

BILL  DOUGAL 243 Tobacco Street Lebanon, CT 06249 (860) 456-9041 E Mail: bill@dougalart.com Website: www.dougalmusic.net FISH SONG FUN - Bill Dougal's original songs about sea life combine humor and education. COWBOY BILLY - A colorful cowboy character educating and entertaining through original songs and comedy. The Wild & Witty West Show provides a humorous look into the lifestyle of the cowboy. The OK Corral Show emphasizes character values. Songs teach moral lessons like being nice to your neighbor, and peaceful conflict resolution. FUN SONGS FROM BILL'S HAT - Bill Dougal's original songs educate young people, and incorporate humor. Songs include; "Fact collection", "Mr. Gravity", "It's My Brain" and "Ooey Gooey". A large cartoon visual accompanies each tune. CARICATURES - Cartoon-style portraits. Visual interpretation of various head shapes and facial features with exaggeration & humor. Cartooning presentation also. Lecture/demo, workshop or drawing by the hour. Program Titles: Fish Song Fun, Cowboy Billy, Caricatures, Fun Songs From Bill's Hat Fee: Start at $275

KATE   CARNEY'S   HEROIC   WOMEN   YOU   CAN   TALK   TO Kate Carney 51 Pettee Street Newton, MA 02464 (617) 244-0209 Fax: (617) 926-7273 E Mail: carneyk@earthlink.net Web site: www.katecarney.net Travel back in time with Kate as she tells stories, in costume and character, from the lives of some extraordinary American women. These interactive historical programs will give your group a moving, thought-provoking and humorous chance to explore history as if they were there. Mrs. Larcom, Lowell Mills Boardinghouse Keeper. Things are going downhill fast at the Lowell mills; the mill girls are speaking up. Should she…? (Grade 5-up) Paul Revere's Mother-in-law, Mrs. Rachel Walker, draws us into the chaos of the Revolutionary War with her gossipy innkeeper’s scuttlebutt. (Grades 5 -12) Annie Sullivan, Teacher, insists that she’s no "miracle worker" and shows how deaf-blind-mutes like Helen Keller can learn. (Grades 5-12) The First Woman Doctor in the West, Bethenia Owens-Adair, MD reveals her secret of survival on the Oregon Trail & frontier: Don’t take no for an answer. (Grades 5-12) Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of the Girl Scouts of America. Who knew a madcap scatterbrain who cared for nature could change girls’ lives all over the country? Grades 4-up Mary Antin, Russian Immigrant, and “The Promised Land” author, celebrates her "American Dream" success and laments its price to her family. (Grades 5-12) Mary Lyon of Mount Holyoke, founder of the first female seminary, wonders at student Emily Dickinson and America's fear of "female greatness". (Grades 7-12) for Younger Children Living History Stories in costume and character, about the American Revolution, the Frontier, Immigration, the Girl Scouts and Helen Keller’s World. (Grades 2-4) Greek Myths and Aesop’s Fables: Children act out Aesop’s talking animal fables, and hear thrilling, funny misadventures of heroes, gods and goddesses. (Grades 2-6) Mother Nature's Myths: enchanting, interactive "why" and "how" stories about why odd things in nature came to be as they are. (Grades K-4) Mother Earth Multicultural Tales: interactive folk stories, which build understanding and appreciation of other cultures as they span the globe. (Grades K-4) Study Guides are available for all of Kate's 45-minute programs. She offers workshops in Role-playing, Storytelling and Creative Drama. Program Titles: For Grades 5-12: Paul Revere's Mother-in-law, Rachel Walker; Mrs. Larcom, Lowell Mills Boardinghouse Keeper; Annie Sullivan, Teacher; First Woman Doctor in the West: Bethenia Owens-Adair, MD; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America; Mary Antin, Russian Immigrant and Mary Lyon of Mount Holyoke. For Grades 2-6: Living History Stories, Greek Myths and Aesop’s Fables. For K-4: Mother Nature's Myths and Mother Earth's Multicultural Tales. Audience Limits: 200/assembly depending on show Fees: For groups up to 60: $280 plus $.48/mile. Size of group determines fee. Discounts available for Performance/Workshop combos, co-sponsorship and block bookings. Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts (www.nefa.org) Requirements: A music or speaker’s stand (for visual aids).