Monty Harper Songcast
Delve into the brain of an award-winning children's songwriter at work. Download a new free song every month.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2007
December 2007: Santa's Laugh
Unfortunately I haven't been able to put together a new podcast for you this month. However please look for new editions of the songcast in 2008, and in the meantime I hope you'll enjoy this little S…
Sun 23 Dec 2007
November 2007: The Wind Energy Song
One of the most striking songs in my Oklahoma program is "The Wind Energy Song." In this edition, find out what makes this song so unique, learn what creative leaps lead to its construction, and hear…
Fri 02 Nov 2007
Sept 2007: 1907
This edition follows the creation of a new song celebrating Oklahoma's statehood. Our state centennial is coming up, November 16, 2007, and I hope folks will be able to use this song to help teach ki…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Oct 2006: Halloween Madness (5 songs)
This edition, co-hosted by my daughter Evalyn, includes all five songs from my 1992 cassette, Halloween Madness: "Weird Things Happen on Halloween Night," "There's a Vampire in My Basement," "To the …
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Aug 2006: Goodnight Sun
A conversation with my friend and children's monster rock sensation, Mr. Billy, about a new song, "Goodnight Sun," which we wrote together. The song is on Mr. Billy's CD, Batteries Not Included. Clic…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
July 2006: Take Me to Your Library
This edition details the creation of the song "Take Me to Your Library," which won first place in the 2006 Unisong International Songwriting Competition children's category! Click here to listen.
Thu 20 Sep 2007
May 2006: Villa Villekulla Hula; Hummingbird Hum
This is a double-wide edition (the first to break the ten minute barrier)! You'll hear two songs from the Paws Claws Scales & Tales CD, and I chat with two adorable guests (my wife and daughter) abou…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Mar 2006: A Pet Like That
I detail the creation of "A Pet Like That," a song destined for my upcoming CD, Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales. Listen and learn how a well-known children's book author helped me out with finding the…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Jan 2006: Kiss a Pig!
This edition is all about a man who is destined to kiss a pig! I track the creation of the song "When Our Principal Kisses the Pig," which was written with 2nd and 3rd graders at one of my elementary…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Dec 2005: Santa's Laugh; Dear Santa
In this edition I featured two Santa songs, one for kids and one for adults, plus sneak peeks at two songs I was working on at the time for the upcoming CD. (The drawing for a set of CDs has already …
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Nov 2005: I Took My Dragon For a Walk
You'll hear early concepts for this song, an anecdote about naked tushes, and an early mix of the recording made at Woodside Avenue Music studio in Chicago, featuring Jim Cox on standup bass, Don Sti…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Oct 2005: Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet; Skeleton Dance
This episode features one of my most requested songs, "Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet." You'll hear a couple of work tapes from 1991 and 1992, when I wrote the song, then you'll hear the entire song e…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Sept 2005: I Go Bananas
In this episode I track the creation of a new song, "I Go Bananas." You will listen in on my personal work tapes as I mold and shape and prod the song into existence. Then you will thrill and groove …
Thu 20 Sep 2007
Aug 2005: Birthday Boogaloo; Loose Tooth
I'm reposting all my old podcast editions here to make them easier for people to find. This was my very first podcast episode, before I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do with it. You'll hear an…
Thu 20 Sep 2007
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