Dan Zanes is a big star in kids' music, and he's collaborated with artists as diverse as Natalie Merchant, Lou Reed and The Blind Boys of Alabama. Zanes' latest release, 76 Trombones, is a tribute to ...

The cover of "Pieces of Home" by Dan and Claudia Zanes. (Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways) This album doesn’t feature Santa or elves, but it does blend cultures, genres, collaborations with other ...

It's hard to be grumpy when Dan Zanes and Friends are onstage. Even a finicky 8-year-old who considered himself too grizzled for the "Hokey Pokey" had to admit he had a good time; his 4-year-old ...

Singing tunes such as "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Waltzing Matilda" to rapt toddlers has done something for Dan Zanes that the Del Fuegos' critically acclaimed roots rock and a wonderful (if woefully ...

For Dan Zanes, the best part of playing children’s music is the ability to have a "full-blown dance party before lunchtime." That would be unheard of in the rock-and-roll world that I’m from. With ...