#Folkfest ’89
Musical duo believes
kids should get ‘silly’
When Hans Mayer and
Frank Gosar are feeling silly,
music — children's music —
is the result.
Hans and Frank recently re
leased their second cassette
and songbook of children's
music, called "When I’m Feel
ing Silly " The tape contains
12 original songs on subjects
such as coping with camping
and deciphering modern
math.
The duo will perform its
musical creations on the mini
stage at the Folk Festival, at
2 30 p m. Saturday, and again
at 1 p.m Sunday.
Songs by Hans and Frank
are a collaborative effort, with
Mayer providing most of the
music and Gosar supplying
the majority of lyrics.
"But we edit each other a
fair amount,” Gosar said "I
usually write more syllables
into a line than the human
tongue can sing, and Hans
catches that. In turn, I some
times suggest harmonies, and
grouse when a tune is out of
my vocal range."
Gosar refuses to give in to
the idea that children's music
has to be completely repeti
tious and simple
"When My Brother Eats
Bugs' (the pair's first tape)
came out, I was told that the
lyrics were too complicated
for children's music," he re
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our first concert, there were
kids in the audience who had
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The pair's second tape.
When t‘m Feeling Silly." is a
highly polished product which
incorporates a variety of must
cal styles and textures.
In addition to the vocals of
Hans and Frank, the tape in
eludes other vocal tracks, syn
thesizers, violin, fiddle, cow
bells, snare drums, string
bass and tuba
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ments" such as whistles, toy
ray guns, robot voices and gi
raffe hiccups are also incorpo
rated into the tape
If there is any message in
the songs by Hans and Frank.
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it is simply to enjoy
There is too much pres
sure on Kids to grow up too
soon, to get serious." Gosar
said
"Silliness the imagma
(ion. get short shritt We think
kids should have time to be
Silly "
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