Monty Harper Songcast

Monty Harper Songcast episodes:

• 12.23.2007

  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 Santa song. Happy listening,...

  
• 11.02.2007

  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 a version of the...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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 kids a bit of state...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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 Monsters in My Closet," "Skeleton Dance," and "Trick or...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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. Click here to listen.

  
• 09.20.2007

  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.

  
• 09.20.2007

  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) about how they helped...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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 perfect rhyme! Click here...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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 Stiernberg on guitar, and Steve Rashid...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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 edited together from...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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...

  
• 09.20.2007

  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...