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A story and a song: musical stories for children
Performance storyteller Tanya Batt and Musician Peter Forster share a collection of musical stories for young children from the Batt Cave.Tall tales of friendships, food and fun that are guaranteed to delight and have you singing along with their catchy refrains. Quirky, wholesome stories that fill you with hope that perseverance will be rewarded, friendship is paramount, vegetables can save your life and even great sadness passes. A story and a song - because words and music they belong!
Episodes
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Hans the Hedgehog
Send us Fan Mail This month the Batt Cave Team share stories with shoes as a theme. This is a long Wonder Tale collected by the Grim Brothers, and tells of a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Natsilane and the Orca
Send us Fan Mail In this our second whale themed podcast from the Batt Cave, we start with a rendition of 'Tohorā nui' - a popular children's waiata from…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Whale and the Kaurī Tree
Send us Fan Mail This episode is dedicated to the memory of our lovely friend and Batt Cave regular Greger Nyström ... who passed away recently. We share a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Helen the Wise: part three
Send us Fan Mail Here it is... Part three of this exciting Eastern European Wonder Tale! Will the soldier meet his end with the executioner? Will Batt Lamb…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Helen the Wise :Part two
Send us Fan Mail It's the second instalment of our exciting Wonder Tale Helen the wise... Batt Lamb is very excited! In this episode we find out what happens…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Helen the Wise - Part one
Send us Fan Mail Fresh from the Batt Cave this month comes part one of a three part 'Wonder tale' called "Helen the Wise". This is the story from Russia that…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Jack and the Beanstalk
Send us Fan Mail Batt Lamb does some serious helping out with this Batt Cave rendition of the classic story "Jack and the Beanstalk".... what more needs to be…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Lazy Jack
Send us Fan Mail This month in the Batt Cave Tanya and Pete tell stories with Jack's in them... There are many stories and nursery rhymes that feature a Jack…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Nyangara the Python
Send us Fan Mail This story comes from the Shona people of Zimbabwe and was collected by a UK storytelling friend and colleague, Helen East in her book 'The…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Story of The Kūmara
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Batt Lamb has the seasonal sniffles. There's nothing like a story to make you feel better, epecially one about the origins of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Corn Mother; The Origin Story of Corn
Send us Fan Mail Bat Lamb notices an empty plate, and Tanya shares with her and the children a sharing song about their favourite foods. Then comes the Story…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Sun's Party!
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Batt Cave Bat Lamb helps Tanya write a song about the changing season ... If Bat Lamb can write a song then we all…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Iddlebright and The Magic Cooking Pot... A Faery Story
Send us Fan Mail A gift of a magic wand led Tanya to remember a faery story that she created more than 30 years ago about a mischevious faery called…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Cap O' Rushes: A Cinderella story
Send us Fan Mail Cap O' Rushes is an English Cinderella variant where our heroine makes her own good fortune through hard work and cleverness! There are over…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Molly Whuppie: a Story From Scotland
Send us Fan Mail This Bat Cave starts off with Pete singing a song from the Bat show that Tanya and Pete are touring round NewZealand at the moment. Then Tanya…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Unicorn's Wish
Send us Fan Mail In this last story celebrating the New Year of the Fire Horse; Tanya and Pete tell the story of a poor man experiencing hard times who sets…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Lakota Horse Origin Story
Send us Fan Mail Continuing the celebration of the horse for the lunar 'fire horse' year, Tanya talks about horses in mythology such as Pegasus, Sleipnir and…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Fire Horse Year!
Send us Fan Mail It's the first Batt Cave of the New Year and the Batt Cave Team are Celebrating the coming Chinese New Year of The Fire Horse, beginning on…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Part 2 of The Golden apple story
Send us Fan Mail Fresh from the Batt Cave comes the second and final part of the Hungarian Wonder Tale about the Three Brothers and the Golden Apples.... It's…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Batt Lamb's Twelve Days of Christmas
Send us Fan Mail It's nearly New Year 2026.... and to celebrate the past twelve months, we've adapted the Twelve Days of Christmas, Batt Lamb - style, (with…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Two Golden Apple Stories!
Send us Fan Mail For a treat today the Batt Cave has two stories to share about Golden Apples. First Tanya tells Batt Lamb all about the Ancient Greek story of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells Batt lamb the classic story of King Midas who's dreams come true when the Gods grant him one wish Support the show You can find…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold
Send us Fan Mail Pete has reached a golden milestone in November, turning 65! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of 'golden stories' to share. The…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Pumpkin Wife
Send us Fan Mail This traditional story comes from the Lotha Naga people who originate from North East India. A gentle but lonley farmer finds an exceptionally…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Talking Vine, a Smiling Apple and a Singing Ringing Pear
Send us Fan Mail Continuing with the theme of springtime in the Garden; Tanya and the Batt Crew tell a delightful musical story of a King who wants to give a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Pollinator Power Action Song
Send us Fan Mail It's Halloween again and here in New Zealand it's springtime and that means lots of busy bees and other pollinators out and about pollinating…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Send us Fan Mail Continuing The epic European adventure Our Heroes briefly pass through Norway on their way to Shetland. This is a re-telling of the Classic…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Seals/Selkies of the Vee Skerries & Papa Stour
Send us Fan Mail During their big adventure, Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb were lucky enough to visit Papa Stour, one of the most westerly isles of the Shetland…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Cuckoo Song and The Crow Who Stole the Seeds
Send us Fan Mail At long last, Pete, Tanya and Batt Lamb are back from their epic adventure, with new stories and songs to share - this month the stories are…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Hare brings Light - a midwinter story from Siberia
Send us Fan Mail In the second half of the Batt-Cave from Sweden where the days are long and full of light, Tanya, Pete and Batt-lamb share a story from…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Salt on a Magpie's Tail - a special podcast from Sweden
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt-lamb continue on their world storytelling adventure and are joined in Sweden by Greger (and Lena) who are long time fans…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Happy Just Where They Are - a story with Xanthe Gresham Knight
Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded in Sutri, Italy with the wonderful UK storyteller Xanthe Gresham - Knight. (Tanya and Xanthe were on their way to…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Stories from Singapore Part 2
Send us Fan Mail This is the second part of our podcast from Singapore with Singaporian storyteller Mindy Neo. Tanya shares the story of the Hindu elephant…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Stories from Singapore Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt- lamb are out in the world having an adventure and their first stop was Singapore where we met some of the local…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Taiwanese folktale about the mountain Ban Pi Shan
Send us Fan Mail This Taiwanese story tells why the mountain called Ban Pin Shan – the half faced mountain is the shape it is. It all starts with an old man…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Two Stories!! 'Oni Wa Soto' & 'The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly'.
Send us Fan Mail In this big double bill episode, Tanya, with a lot of help from Batt Lamb (and Pete), tells a story that centres around the Japanese…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Grandma Bear and the two rainbows
Send us Fan Mail This story is an adaptation of a Chinese story about Grandma Bear, who is not feeling well and has taken to her bed. All her friends: Fox, Pig…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Building bridges
Send us Fan Mail In Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand we have just had the ANZAC day commemerations (25th April). In the spirit of peace we're sharing a story…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Pedlar of Swaffham
Send us Fan Mail Staying on the bridge theme, Tanya and Pete share the old English nursery rhyme, 'London Bridge in Falling down' with all it's verses…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Rainbow Bridge Story
Send us Fan Mail Join Tanya, Pete and Bat Lamb for stories and songs about rainbows. The story today is from the First Nations, Chumash people who are the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The story telling stone
Send us Fan Mail Tonight Tanya and Pete tell a story from The Seneca Native American Nation. It's the story of how in the beginning there were no stories…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Welsh Dragon
Send us Fan Mail It's St David's Day and the Batt Cave are celebrating with a dragon story from Wales about a mean Ruler and a Father-less boy. Dragons will be…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Baby Snake and Baby Mouse
Send us Fan Mail Continuing the Snake theme it being the year of the snake... Tanya and Pete start off by introducing Samuel the Snake, and they sing a snake…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Story Sack from Korea
Send us Fan Mail It's the first Batt Cave of the New Year, in fact it's two New Year Celebrations... The Gregorian and the Chinese New Year as well. As it is…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The most beautiful sound
Send us Fan Mail It's New Year in the Batt Cave and Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb start off with a Thankyou song to remember all the things we are grateful for…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Legend of La Befana - the Italian Christmas witch and the three magi.
Send us Fan Mail The festive stories continue. In Italy, January the 6th is when La Befana, the Christmas witch appears, Batt lamb has plenty of questions…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Gingerbread Man
Send us Fan Mail With Christmas nearly upon us we in the Batt Cave bring you a New Zealand take on the Classic Gingerbread Man story... of course Bat-lamb…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Christmas decoration story to dance to
Send us Fan Mail We're on the countdown to Christmas and Tanya, Batt Lamb and Pete start off the Batt Cave with presents of the imaginary kind - a fun musical…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Bedtime for Lulu
Send us Fan Mail Fresh from the Batt Cave comes the fun story of Lulu who is visiting her Grandmother and is having difficulty getting to sleep... so…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Cuckoo... A Mexican Folk Tale
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete, along with children on Waiheke, have just been celebrating the arrival of Migratory birds on our shores. These include the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The hat seller and the monkeys
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete have been celebrating Mad Hatters Day at a friends Birthday party, and decided to tell the Popular Indian story about a hat…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Firebird: Episode 2 of 2
Send us Fan Mail Here it is.. the second and final part of the Firebird story: a Wonder tale from Russia ....Enjoy!! Support the show You can find our audios…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Firebird : part 1 of 2
Send us Fan Mail This week in the Bat Cave Tanya , Pete and Bat lamb present part 1 of a Russian story about an Old man who discovers a magical feather. He has…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Butterfly story and song
Send us Fan Mail Tanya bought some felt butterflies in Australia and got inspired to sing this butterfly song and tell the story of the magical transformation…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Soup from a stone
Send us Fan Mail On the teams epic recent trip to Australia Tanya and Pete were invited to Mintara in South Australia to tell stories for a grown up audience…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Only Me.... Beth and the Faery
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb have just got back from a month touring and performing in Australia. They start off with a spring song to celebrate…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mikku and the Trees
Send us Fan Mail It's the middle of winter in New Zealand and it's the best time to plants trees... Tanya and Pete have just planted thirty plus trees and…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Matariki Star songs and the story of Tāwhirimātea
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete share more Matariki songs about some of the stars in the Matariki Cluster and then tell a very poignant story from the Māori…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Matariki...Celebrating with a song and a story
Send us Fan Mail Mānawatia a Matariki. In the Batt cave today we are celebrating Matariki, the Māori new year. We start by sharing a fantastic Matariki waiata…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
When babies were dug for - an Inuit Tale.
Send us Fan Mail For the third in our trio of fox stories ... this story comes from the Inuit and is about a woman who longs for and digs deep to find herself…