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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
Don't count your chickens before they hatch!
Send us Fan Mail Another story from the basket of story eggs, don't count your chickens before they hatch, as tanya finds out to her cost in this poultry…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Story eggs and the Greek story of Demeter and Persephone
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Tanya, Batt Lamb and Pete take you on a guided visualization to the story tree where you will find an egg with a story in it…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Eye-Spy and a springtime song
Send us Fan Mail The Batt Cave team begin by playing 'Eye-Spy' with some typical signs of spring. Then they sing an original song in celebration of spring here…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A five seed story
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt Lamb and members of the Batt Cave discuss seeds from plants and all the things they need to grow successfully. Then Tanya…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Rottnest Island wildlife hitch a cycle ride
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and dear friend Chloe take a cycle tour of Rottnest Island and meet a lot of unusual animals along the way. From such things are…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Batt Lamb goes a-Waltzing Matilda in Australia
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt Lamb travel all the way to Western Australia and have a lot of fun with one of that country's best known songs; Waltzing…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Why bats hang upside down
Send us Fan Mail A fun story with a catchy chorus that tells the story of why bats hang upside down and are nocturnal, and why it's ok to be different. Support…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Batt Lamb stars in a brand new story
Send us Fan Mail In this very special episode the children Marlo, Alice and Jude help Batt Lamb, Tanya and Peter write a brand new story on the spot about how…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Crocodile Man, Bird Woman and the story of fire
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete (and Batt Lamb!) share a story from the Dalabon People from the northern part of Australia near Darwin, about Crocodile Man and…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Guided Relaxation and a short story about wishes
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Batt Lamb do something a bit different today with a gentle guided relaxation based around the Matariki Star Cluster and…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Six have tricks: a story of the Pleiades Star Cluster
Send us Fan Mail Six have tricks is a magical story from Denmark about six brothers and how the Pleiades Star Cluster came into being. Support the show You can…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Celebrating the Māori New Year and the eel story
Send us Fan Mail First off Tanya , Pete and Batt Lamb celebrate Matariki ( the Māori New Year) with a fun Matariki counting song written by their friends Loopy…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Ngā manu i runga ki te rakau (The birds in the tree)
Send us Fan Mail Tanya is learning Te Reo Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa/New Zealand and is keen to share her learning with others. Pete and and…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Giants Heart
Send us Fan Mail In the Batt Cave tonightTanya and Pete tell an exciting Wonder tale about a Princess who sets out on an adventure and meets some animals who…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Strange Visitor
Send us Fan Mail Tanya shares a very interactive story about a woman at home spinning and a very unusual visitor. The listeners are invited to have a piece of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Why trees lose their leaves
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete start with an old Dutch cycling song to celebrate Dutch Week. Then Batt-lamb helps sing a harvest song, and finally Tanya…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Why stones live forever
Send us Fan Mail An Nupe story from Africa that we share as part of our "Toby or not to be" show. Support the show You can find our audios and books to…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Bikerella
Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells the 'Bikeified' story of Bikerella, who wants desperately to go to the cycle competition, but is frustrated by her two ugly step…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Two Taniwha and the creation of Wellington Harbour
Send us Fan Mail Special Guest storyteller Moira Wairama tells the story of Whātaitai and Ngake , a traditional Māori story of two Taniwha and the creation of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Rakian and the bees
Send us Fan Mail A story from the Dusun people of Borneo about Rakian and his life changing encounter with Bees in the forest. Support the show You can find…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Chikera Queen of the chickens
Send us Fan Mail Recorded live online to an English language school in Tokyo, Tanya, Peter (and Batt lamb!) tell the Fiesty Fem tale of Chikera the Queen of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Batt Lamb and a bike song
Send us Fan Mail Tanya talks about her latest cycle adventures and Batt lamb helps out ..then Tanya and Pete sing a cycling song from their show "Belle on a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The apple riddle story
Send us Fan Mail Finding the perfect gift sometimes requires making a journey and the extraordinary can be found in the ordinary. Support the show You can find…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Hats for the Jizo
Send us Fan Mail A mid winter tale to celebrate the Japanese New Year. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Squirrel, Needle and Glove
Send us Fan Mail A quirky tale from Finland about three friends who go hunting and find friendship. Support the show You can find our audios and books to…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Death in a nut
Send us Fan Mail Jack meets old spindleshanks Death walking along the road one day and tries to outwit him with a nut shell. Needless to say Death isn't so…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Cheese and the story of the Moon
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Peter tell an old English tale about the Moon, cheese, and various attempts to steel the cheese! A Story recorded live online to the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Tanya plants seeds
Send us Fan Mail Another story told to Opunake Library. Tanya shares a fun tale of the trials and tribulations of planting seeds in her garden... Wherein a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Little Mouse Our Faithful Friend
Send us Fan Mail Performed live online to the Opunake Public Library in Taranaki, New Zealand, Tanya and Peter ask the perennial question.. What kind ofstory…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The tiger and the pear tree
Send us Fan Mail Our very first performance of a story from Nigeria about a greedy tiger, some hungry animals and a laden pear tree Support the show You can…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Lady from Brewster song and an apple dumpling story
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Peter welcome the New Year into the Batt cave story telling club with a fun sing along song "The Old Lady from Brewster". Then comes…
A story and a song: musical stories for childrenRoll my pumpkin
Send us Fan Mail Tanya Batt and Peter Forster introduce the online storytelling event at Kumeu Public Library with lively Questions about what sort of story…