In the mid to late \u201980s, the platinum selling children\u2019s artists Sharon, Lois & Bram hosted 65 episodes of their Elephant Show<\/i> to a Canadian audience. Here, we\u2019re treated to never before released tracks from the series, an album that documents the playful five seasons across the band\u2019s first vinyl release since 1988.<\/p>\n
The playful flute and low brass of \u201cElephant Show Theme\u201d opens the listen with a very festival mood, where the trio all contribute vocals. \u201cWe Ain\u2019t Goin\u2019 Nowhere\u201d then follows with both talking and singing that suits the frisky drums and playful trombone, and it isn\u2019t long until the two minutes of \u201cAnimal Farm\u201d welcomes young voices and even a kazoo solo.<\/p>\n
Closer to the end of the first half, the sing-along festivities of \u201cWe Are There Sailors\u201d makes great use of an accordion, while \u201cAnother Opening, Another Show\u201d is full of harmonic vocals and charming percussion which allows the kids their own verses.<\/p>\n
Further into the back half, piano balladry meets retro fun of \u201cWhen The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin\u2019 Along\u201d and animated, soulful \u201cThis Little Light Of Mine\u201d will help you channel your inner child. The final track, \u201cSkinnamarink\u201d lasts less than a minute, but leaves a lasting impression thanks to the trio\u2019s upbeat and infectious pipes. <\/p>\n
Lois is no longer with us, having passed away in 2015, and Bram has recently retired. Sharon still tours with her daughter to carry on the legacy of Sharon, Lois & Bram\u2019s songs, and they still sound relevant and nostalgic to this day. Though I grew up on plenty of children\u2019s TV, I had never seen The Elephant Show<\/i>, but that didn\u2019t stop me from enjoying these 20 tunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[11036],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-47062","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-sharon-lois-bram","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47062"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}