Winner of The Children's Music
Web Award for:
"Best Song For Older Children"
The trio of Dr. Steven Lee, Barbara Lail, and Cliff Hicklen write and play music for and about children. With a blend of accomplished musicianship and vocal harmony, we create songs that are educational and fun--a simply delightful time for all! As children, we grow, learn, and dream. PURE & SIMPLE is a celebration of that experience. PURE
& SIMPLE are one of the most dynamic new children's music trios
on the scene today. Their family concerts and in-school programs involve
selected themes on Friendship and Self-Esteem, Ecology and Environmental
Awareness, Families Here and Around the World, Personal Safety (includes
substance abuse awareness), and Imagination, Dreams, and Goals. PURE
& SIMPLE has been widely praised for their fun, upbeat, and interactive
music with programs ranging from preschoolers to older children and young
adolescents. The songs of PURE
& SIMPLE find the rich common ground between children and adults
(both parents and teachers). PURE
& SIMPLE blends highly accomplished musicianship, wonderful rapport
with children, and poignant educational messages. Together, Steve and Barbara
radiate the magical appeal that makes PURE
& SIMPLE so very delightful. PURE
& SIMPLE are one of the most dynamic children's music trios on the
scene today. They are currently completing their first album, "YOU AND
I ARE FRIENDS". The music of PURE
& SIMPLE is intimate, entertaining, educational, and lots of fun.
Steven and Barbara sang together as children themselves. They appeared
on television and radio, and opened for such performers as Tom Paxton and
Phil Ochs. Barbara went on to become an actress appearing on Broadway in
leading roles with Alice Faye and Vanessa Redgrave and Off-Broadway in
"Godspell" and "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown".
Steven continued as performer and songwriter opening for
such acts as Livingston Taylor, Mimi Farina, and Jonathan Edwards. He scored
the soundtrack for a PBS documentary called "Louie" about a European immigrant
who helped runaway children. Steven is also a school psychologist who has
worked extensively with children and families. The songs of PURE
& SIMPLE are developmentally appropriate to different age groups
with special programs ranging from preschoolers to young adolescents. PURE
& SIMPLE blends highly accomplished musicianship, wonderful rapport
with children, and poignant educational messages. They find the rich common
ground between children and adults (both parents and teachers). Steven
and Barbara have performed their children's music concerts in schools,
community centers, Off-Broadway, and on local and national children's radio
programs. Together, Dr. Steven Lee, Barbara Lail, and Cliff Hicklen radiate the magical appeal that
makes PURE & SIMPLE simply
the best.
mail to: PurandSim@aol.com
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