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Darrell
House is a children's
author/poet/storyteller/singer/songwriter/musician/recording artist, and his love for the lyrics and
melodies of folk & acoustic music of the 60's and 70's has become the foundation for a
lifetime of performances. His deep mellow voice and fluent guitar styles
have made him a standout performer in
S. Florida
for over 30 years, and the last decade has seen him dedicate his creative
energies to writing music, poetry and stories for kids and families. An
author who visits schools and libraries, his picture book, Miller the Green Caterpillar,
encourages kids to set goals and work to achieve their dreams while his hit children’s CDs, Underneath the Cushions on the Couch
and Makes Me Feel Like Singing, have received rave reviews in
national magazines. (read below)
www.festivals-and-shows.com
To get a quick "snapshot" of
Darrell's calendar and upcoming Kids & Families appearances,
scroll down to the bottom of
this page.
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***To
view Darrell's Electronic
Press Kit click the link below***
Hear seven different songs
featured on his 2 CD's & read all the lyrics!!!
Read reviews from School Library
Journal and Booklist!!!
See reference letters from
schools, libraries, reading festivals and early childhood education
conferences!!!
Watch a 7 minute performance
video!!!
It's all on the EPK
http://www.sonicbids.com/DarrellHouse |
New... New...New...
OK... I'm always the last to arrive at the party, so I am
experimenting with a
BLOG!!!
Visit
http://darrellhouse.blogspot.com/ to see what I think about that.
Rhyme Time is here at last
A brand new CD of the
hilarious, original poetry Darrell has been performing in his live shows
Hear all your favorites including,
Clean Up Your Room, Tattletales and, of course, Speed-b-b-b-bumps
The CD includes 36 poems that are
sure to tickle your funny bone
Award winning author, poet, and all around incredibly talented Carolyn Howard -
Johnson
wrote in The New Book Review -
http://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/
This may be off the
subject just a tad but I thought I'd mention
Darrell House's CD for
children because of its overall quality
but expecially, for
this audience of writers and lovers of English.
His
Speed-B-B-B-Bumps and Other Poems for Kids and
Families
(CBTB Productions) has
a few poems in it that us word-loving types
might want to memorize
with our children. One might even put them
to music and sing
them! One is "Write My Story Down" but there are
others with subjects
dear to the hearts of writers, too, and the
others are
all gentle and fun.
So, if you know of a family or kidlets, this is
a good
one to pick up for
them for the holidays.
Find it at
www.darrellhouse.com or
on
Amazon
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My favorite Blog,
http://www.bolognabrain.com/, wrote:
Darrell’s latest project is a spoken word CD of poetry and stories called “Speed
B-B-Bumps.”
It is absolutely amazing to hear these brilliantly constructed and performed
poems."
AND NOW...
On to the recorded music...
You can hear samples of all the songs on both of
Darrell's CD's at
CD Baby... click the link
http://www.cdbaby.com and put his name in
the search box...
"Nicely constructed,
positive and upbeat folksy songs that feel like a day in the park with the wind
in your hair and the sun on your face." John Wood, Kidzmusic.com.
Hear Darrell's hit song "Underneath the
Cushions on the Couch"
DARRELL HOUSE...MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
SINGING, a collection of 12 original songs, includes new favorites "That's What
Grandmas Do", Hats Off To Reading" and 10 more soon to be favorites. Order yours now on the product order form page or from
bookstores and other online outlets.
Check
out the wonderful
CD
cover art by Shari Dickson from Ft. Lauderdale,
...So
what are people saying about the new CD?
Take a bit of Burl Ives, mix in a touch of
Jimmy Buffett, add a generous helping of funny upbeat tunes and whadya get?
Darrell House in the House! You won't only feel like singing, you'll be singing
along on every song!" John Wood,
Kidzmusic.com.
May 2nd, 2008 this email came
in from a total stranger. It was too good not to share with all my
friends. When things like this happen, it makes me understand why I really
do what I do... DKH
Darrell,
So I'm at the library looking at CD's for my new
little boy, 4 months now, because I don't sing nearly as well as his dad. I
don't know a thing about kids music, can only remember the first verse to
most songs. How's a girl to choose which CD to check out?.... Cover Art!
That's what I was using as my guide today. I see your Makes Me Feel Like
Singing and I think to myself "oh how cute, a Jimmy Buffet for babies."
I checked out ten CD's today and when I put
yours in my baby felt like singing, and drooling, and jumping and dancing.
He was SOOOOO happy to hear your songs, as was I. Your CD was the only one
to elicit such a response in the both of us. I feel like I could listen to
this one over and over again without the urge to hurt myself. Some of the
other ones.....I don't want to get into it.
Naturally I wanted to find out more about you so
with the use of good old google I found your site, discovered you're here in
FL (I got the CD at the Broward County Library) and that you are a local
favorite. Just wanted to let you know that you are now one of my and
Cisco's favorites too.
Thank you for putting out such a fun, upbeat,
sing along album! I look forward to checking out your other stuff too.
Warmly,
Agatha
I may have received reviews from
institutions with more literary recognition, but none have ever made me feel
better than this... DkH
"In
an age when children are growing up quicker and quicker, it's refreshing to know
that at least on balladeer believes kids deserve their time to be kids.
With charm, humor and wisdom, the music of Darrell House is a wonderful,
fortunate contribution in that direction." - Dennis Duitch, musician, poet,
elementary teacher, parent.
I
think there should be a warning label on Darrell House's new CD: CAUTION! These
tunes are addictive and likely to get stuck in your brain for days on
end." Just when I think he can't get any better, Mr. House comes up
with a new song. All I'm sure of is this: Darrell House's music ALWAYS
makes me feel like singing!!! - Katy Mullon, Special Events Coordinator for
Youth Services, Broward County Library, Ft. Lauderdale
"Here
is an album parents will love as much as the kids. Darrell House will have
every generation bouncing in their car seats, dancing in the parking lots!"
- Carolyn Howard - Johnson, author of three award-winning books, THIS IS THE
PLACE, HARKENING and THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER, and grandmother
of three.
In
Fresno, California, the WebMama reviews children's music and literature.
Check out her comments on both CD's and Miller the Green
Caterpillar... http://fresnofamily.com/music/musicreviews1.htm
NEW
NEW NEW NEW NEW
The drawings for Darrell's new book, The King of Fish, are completed and Patti
Argoff has done it again. She brings her artistic magic to this touching
story and the follow-up to "Miller" is going to be AWESOME
2006 Hollywood Book Festival Winners Named
Authors, Publishers Honored At July 8 CeremonyCHILDREN’S CATEGORY
WINNER: Marcello, The Movie Mouse – Liz Hockinson and Katherine Otoshi
HONORABLE MENTION:
Miller the Green Caterpillar – Darrell House
Meet
Miller the Green
Caterpillar... and
hear Darrell tell part of the story
Scroll Down for details of
Darrell's 2006 Makes Me Feel Like Singing Tour
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The 2007 Reading Festival Season has just
passed. these were some of the highlights...
Deep Carnivale...A Festival of Words
September 8th in Tampa
Deep
Carnivale... A celebration of words
Amelia Island -7th annual Book Festival, October 5-7, 2007
http://www.bookisland.org/authors.htm
(click authors & guests, then children and young adult)
Darrell House
I wanted to
thank you for coming to the Amelia Island Book Festival again this year. It was
such a pleasure having you back. As always, you were energetic, enthusiastic
and flexible. Your ability to go with the flow and work with changes or
improvise when needed is such an asset to our festival, as it would be for any
festival or event. Of course, even when we were temporarily under a deluge of
rain, you smiled and laughed. I am sure you must know the positive impact your
outlook has on those around you.
The children
all love your books and CD’s. When you perform at our festival, it’s always the
same. There is a sense of uplifting energy and the festival takes on a whole
different feeling.
It is a
pleasure and an honor to have such a wonderful author and entertainer
participate in our program. Your professionalism, enthusiasm and flexibility
make you a treasure at our festival.
Thanks again,
Darrell. We hope to see you on the book island again next year.
Maria Murphy,
Children’s Chapter Co-Chair
October 20th in The Villages, in Central Florida,
it was
The Villages Annual Literary Festival; an intergenerational celebration of the
written word.
The
Villages Literary Festival
3rd ANNUAL VERO BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL
November 15, 16, and 17, 2007
here's the link...
Vero Beach
Book Festival
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Click to read
Darrell's comments to Sherrie Winston of the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Darrell is praised, once again, for his performance for the
kids in Key West-Read All About It!
Darrell House is one of South Florida's most talented
entertainers and certainly one of the most fun to listen to...
Bill Dehlinger, long-time Florida resident
In
addition to Darrell's many performances for children, parents and other adults
can find him playing favorite songs from the 60's and 70's, as well as many
originals, in a variety of venues.
South Florida restaurants and patio bars have provided stages for Darrell
for nearly 30 years.
Click the Show Schedule to see where Darrell is currently playing.
If
you would like to be notified when something real fun is happening; please provide enough
info for us to let you know!
or contact us at
SubHobo@DarrellHouse.com
Read Darrell being quoted in
the Sun Sentinel
Darrell as a multi-faceted person?
(or just a little weird)
And this little piggy built his house out of...
Darrell House!!!!
6/05 at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan where Darrell
signed copies of Miller the Green Caterpillar at Book Expo America for Biblio
Book Distributors
Can you guess what was cooking at the Boca Raton Library this
summer?
(It was
WORD SALAD!!!)
So there I was, standing all alone in the dark, when these
lights came right at me.
So I reached out and caught some.
  
November 16th, 17th & 18th, 2005, Darrell performed at
Hawkes Bluff Elementary in Broward County, Fl. The students made this 36
foot long Miller the Green Caterpillar, and all 1100 students
signed it. Deborah Sheats, principal at Hawkes Bluff wrote - "When
your visit was scheduled, we had no idea how dynamic and powerful your program
would be. It is my pleasure to recommend you as an outstanding
author/performer. You are now a celebrity of our students and your
performances demonstrated the importance of reading and pursuing your
dreams. Any school would be blessed to have you as a performer at their
school. You truly touched the lives of our students and we thank
you. We now believe in the beauty of our dreams!" Go Hawkes!!!
On November 13th & 14th, 2007, He made a return visit.
It was too cool. First graders from '05 were now 3rd graders, and 3rd
graders from '05 were now 5th graders. It was a very special reunion with
a school that has earned a very special place in Darrell's heart, (as well as a
soft spot in his head!!!)
April 2006 kicked off with concerts for the
"Nuggets" at Nob Hill Elementary School in Sunrise, Florida.
This is the school where a lot of Darrell's material was created, including Miller
the Green Caterpillar and Speed-b-b-b-bumps!!!
He entertained the whole school and led The Pledge of
Allegiance on the morning announcements from their in-house television station,
WNHL.
Here's a poem he wrote for the school back in the early 90's.
Nob Hill Nuggets, I'm told,
are
intellectually bold.
They're sure to excel
as they factor and
spell,
cause each Nugget's more precious than
gold.
The final shows for 2005 - 2006 school
year were at Everglades Elementary School in Weston, Florida.
Media Specialist Sandra Goldglantz had this to say:
> After last year's fiasco, I was skeptical as to who we should
bring in as
> a visiting author. Darrell House kept me at ease from the start. He is
> warm, caring, sensitive and as he put it "low maintenance". But most
> importantly, the kids loved him! I was also concerned about the various
> grade levels, but again Darrell rose to the occasion. He did an absolutely
> wonderful show for our PK-2 grade students, a terrific show for our 3rd
> and 4th grade students, and a totally awesome show for our 5th grade (
> soon to be middle school) students. The teachers thought he was great. He
> was an absolute pleasure to work with. His talent, music and most of all
> his enthusiasm was highly contagious. I would recommend him again and
> again. Added bonus: he is a local author so the price is right.
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Just another recommendation for Darrell House.
I had him here
Tuesday evening for my Tuesday Night Live. We did a "I Love the Library"
celebration for
Valentine's Day and he was wonderful. He had my students
captivated with his songs, poetry, and book. I can't recommend him
highly enough. He is really neat with students and parents.
Kate Treado Martin, NBCT
Media Specialist
Sheridan Hills Elementary
754-323-7316
Here's a Post Script. It's now 2 years later,
March 24th, 2009 and Darrell was invited back for a return engagement for
Tuesday night live. He also performed during the day for the 3rd graders
and one of the students wrote him this note. It's just too good not to
share...
How can you argue with a perfect man?
There's nothing like having the Principal
say nice things about you...
Did I
mention Principals saying nice things about you???
During the 2007 National
Children's Book Week, Darrell performed for the students and faculty at Ft.
Lauderdale's Montessori Magnet School, Virginia Shuman Young Elementary.
It was nine shows in three days, covering all grades. and the whole school
was abuzz with discussions about Miller the Green Caterpillar. Check out
this picture of Darrell with a roomful of the cutest butterflies you ever saw...
VSY Principal, Mark Strauss,
Broward County School's Principal of the year for the 2007 - 2008 school year
said...
"Because of your creativity
and energy, students at the school have become inspired to become authors and
song writers themselves. They are taking pen to paper and are allowing their
creative energies to flow. Students are humming your tunes as they work
throughout the day and everyone comments fondly about the time you spent with
us. Your talents are truly amazing and inspiring."
Author Visits
This list is constantly expanding... Would you like to see your school here?
Bethany Christian School,
Chancellor Charter School, Embassy Creek Elementary, Hawkes Bluff Elementary,
Hollywood Central Elementary, Horizon Elementary, Nob Hill Elementary, Panther
Run Elementary, Pembroke Lakes Elementary, Sandpiper Elementary, Sawgrass
Springs Middle School, Sheridan Hills Elementary, Welleby Elementary, Coral
Springs Christian Academy, Central Academy - Middletown, Ohio, Jacksonville
Country Day School, McKeel Elementary - Lakeland, Fl., Resurrection
Catholic School, Lakeland, Fl., Summit and Questa Montessori, Key West High
School, Western High School, Cypress Bay High School, Florida Southern
University, Silver Ridge Elementary, Everglades Elementary, Nova Eisenhower
Elementary, Parkview Elementary, Sunshine Elementary, Crothersburg Elementary -
Scottsburg, Indiana, Johnson Elementary - Scottsburg, Indiana, Austin
Elementary, Scottsburg, Indiana, Barbara Hawkins Elementary - Miami, Opa Locka
Elementary - Miami, Villas Elementary - Ft. Myers, Fl., Virginia Shuman
Young Elementary, St. Michaels Academy - Amelia Island, Fl., Wilton Manors
Elementary, Eagle Point Elementary, Nova University School (lower), Bayview
Elementary, Brauser Maimonides Academy, Norcrest Elementary, Parkview
Elementary, Silver Ridge Elementary, Pinewoods Elementary - Estero, Fl. -
Rosewood Magnet School, Vero Beach, Fl. - Vero Beach Elementary School -
Boulevard Heights Elementary, Hollywood, Fl. - Emma Love Hardee Elementary,
Fernandina Beach, Fl., Ray V. Pottorf Elementary, Ft. Myers, Fl. - Patriot
Elementary, Cape Coral, Fl. - Heights Elementary, Ft. Myers, Fl. - Chapel Trail
Elementary, Pembroke Pines, Fl. - Deep Creek Elementary, Punta Gorda, Fl.
Featured Author @
The Lee County Reading
Festival, March 2006
October 5, 6, 7, & 8th, Darrell
was featured at
The Amelia Island, Fl. Reading
Festival
http://www.bookisland.org/
As part of the Authors in Schools program, Darrell visited St.
Michaels Academy in Fernandina Beach.
Click on the thumbnail below to read what their Media
Specialist had to say...
Hint (It was THE BEST author
visit EVER!!!)
And... In November, Darrell was an "Author in
Education" at
The Miami Book Fair International.
He also opened The Children's Alley
on Saturday and Sunday morning with wake-up
concerts.
http://www.miamibookfair.com
Love this one...
February 24th, 2007, Darrell brought his
show to the Highland Beach Library in Palm Beach County, Florida. Sounds like the
children's librarian and her family have Underneath the Cushions on the Couch
"on the brain"
click the letter below to read her
comments...
Makes Me
Feel Like Singing Tour - 2006
The 2006
tour took Darrell thru Eastern Indiana, SW & Northern Ohio
and Detroit
The tour
included shows at Austin, Johnson and Crothersville Elementary schools, plus an
"open to the public" show at the YMCA, and a jam session at the Thomas Family
Winery in Madison, Indiana. From there it was on to Darrell's hometown,
Middletown, Ohio for a library show and reunion with old friends at Stephano's
Italian Restaurant, where he performed for the evening, before another jam
session at Ol' John Franklin's Farm. It was a regular "GeezerFest". Then it was
on to the library in Wilmington, Ohio, four libraries in two days in Toledo,
Ohio, before finishing up with a show at Woodie's in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Whew!!!!!
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