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Itinerary updates
March 21, 2013
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Dive in! Swim with us, alongside sea turtles and whales, on a musical odyssey into the Earth's one mysterious, marvelous – and precious – ocean. ONLY ONE OCEAN is 14 rockin’ new songs from the award-winning Banana Slug String Band all designed to inspire young people and their families to learn about and care for the ocean. Special guests include George Winston, Brett Dennen, Zach Gill & Grammy winners Victor Wooten and BeaSoleil avec Michael Doucet. 2011 Parents' Choice Award
Did you know that the ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface? And fifty percent of the air we breathe is made in the sea? The ocean takes care of us. It’s about time we returned the favor. And who says saving the planet can’t be fun? Two years in the making, this CD is a collaboration between the Banana Slugs & five organizations representing (literally!) thousands of marine scientists & educators nationwide. (See the co-sponsors list below.) Like us, these groups all love the ocean and recognize that it is in danger. They have teamed up with the Slugs to teach kids all across the country – from Iowa to Oklahoma, New Mexico to Maine – about this precious resource. Educators: ONLY ONE OCEAN has Associated Curricula. All songs are based on “Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences K-12.” Ocean Literacy is the understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean. Educational resources are available here (link: www.oceanliteracy.net) and at the co-sponsors links, below: Co-sponsors: Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at U.C. Berkeley - www.lawrencehallofscience.org/mare National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) - www.nmsfocean.org National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) - www.marine-ed.org Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) – funded by the National Science Federation - www.cosee.net |
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This CD is an excellent vehicle for classroom and outdoor educators. The band can perform the material at school assemblies, bus-in school performances, public educational events, and conference workshops. Any and all promotion from our friends is warmly welcomed. |
“ONLY ONE OCEAN" like the Banana Slug CDs before it, is being released through the small, independent Slug Music label. This is grassroots at its grassiest, folks! Because the Slugs would like to get the CD to as wide an audience as possible, we’re calling on you, our friends and colleagues, to spread the word.
We are looking for a million friends to declare their support for New Orleans and surrounding parishes. Please join Friends of New Orleans!
Check our out DVD!! "Dancing with the Earth" is now on DVD, featuring 10 minutes of fresh Slug music video footage and our 20 year retrospective Slide show. Visit our products page to order!
Support Slug Music! Order Slug merchandise online at our "products" page. Or, by phone 888-32-SLUGS (888-327-5847). We accept credit cards.The Banana Slug String Band is a group of lovable musicians and educators from the coastal redwoods of Northern California. The Slugs are "Airy" Larry Graff, Doug "Dirt" Greenfield, "Solar" Steve Van Zandt and "Marine" Mark Nolan.
With vocals, guitars, mandolin, bass, harmonica, banjo and percussion, Slug songs range from rockin' boogies to sensitive ballads; folk songs to reggae and rap. Music, theater, puppetry and audience participation create a fun-filled learning experience.
Have you seen the Slugs
in your area? They play at
They will even come out
to your school! If you would like to see the Slugs play live at your school
or other event, please contact
us with this online form!
Environmental educators, interpreters and teachers: The Banana Slug String Band also develop curricula and provide trainings and workshops in your schools so you can learn how to do the Water Cycle Boogie and create a rainstorm right in your classroom.
The Banana Slug String Band bring the FUN-damentals of science and ecology to you with characters like Big Red, Zee Professor, Mr. Dirt and The Nature Man.
Ask your local venue or school to bring the Slugs to your community for a magical musical adventure!
So Come on! Their shows are filled with great music, humor and most of all FUN!!
The Banana Slug String
Band Mission Statement
The Banana Slug
String Band is committed to educational entertainment for children and
families through interactive music and performance. We are dedicated to
fostering positive attitudes about the environment, providing accurate
information about natural history and science, promoting music appreciation,
building self esteem in children, honoring creativity, supporting the
arts in education and sparking in people a joyful sense of wonder. Through
the production of tapes, CD's, videos, songbooks, picture books, curriculum,
activity guides, teacher workshops and concerts, we hope to make these
values accessible to an increasingly wider audience. We endorse and support
collaboration with other individuals and organizations that promote the
well being of children, family and the environment. We believe that music
is a powerful instrument for honoring diversity while uniting people for
the common good.
Banana Slug String Band awards:
For "We All Live Downstream" CD
 For We All Live Downstream CD2008 National Association of Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) - Honor Award |
For "River Song" (Book and CD set)
| 2008 | Skipping Stones Honor Award - exceptional books and teaching resources that encourage an understanding of the world's ecological richness. |
| 2008 | Moonbeam Children's Book Gold Award |
| 2007 | iParenting Media Award |
For "Wings of Slumber"
| 2005 |
Wings of Slumber CD winner of, a 2005 NAPPA Gold Award,
* a 2005 Earlychildhood NEWS Director's Choice Award,
* An iParenting Award,
* A 2005 Parents's Choice Silver Award, and
* A Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence Award |
| 2003 | California Arts Council (CAC). Selected for the 2004-06 Touring Artists Directories/Performing Arts Roster |
| 1996 | Howard Bell Award for Outstanding Contributions in Outdoor Education |
For "Goin'
Wild"
| 2000 | AFIM Indie Award, Children's Album of the Year |
| 2000 | National Park Service Audio Interpretive Excellence Awards |
| Amazon.com 5 Star Rating! Entertainment Weekly 4 Star Rating! |
For "Penguin
Parade"
| 1996 | National Association of Parenting Publications Honor Award |
| 1996 | Parent's Choice Audio Approval |
| 1997 | American Library Association's Notable Children's Recording |
For "Slugs
At Sea"
| 1991 | N.A.I.R.D. Children's Album of the Year (Nominee) |
