Here is the extended play version of testimonials. If you'd like to read about our recorded music, check out the reviews page.
"Imagine a beatnik Mr. Rogers who plays beguiling, Dr. Seuss-ian songs while a female Cirque du Soleil escapee hula hoops and mimes the story lines. The duo gently bridges the generations as their astute songcraft reminds adults that the reverie of their childhood is still close at hand. Their wide-eyed, wise and witty observations from a perch on the back steps of a new century, is cause for celebration: A fresh new family act has arrived!"
--Lisa Lepine
Booking Agent, Bite of Oregon (Portland, OR)
"Clever."
-Parenting Magazine
"It is our pleasure to recommend The Harmonica Pocket to anyone interested in excellent children's music programming. They are a fantastic group that mesmerizes their audience. We have observed with astonishment the ways they hold their audience without creating a hyper atmosphere."
-Diann Wiklund
Director of Cross and Crown Preschool (Renton, WA)
""The Harmonica Pocket is one of the best up and coming artists in the country. We highly recommend you consider The Harmonica Pocket for any opportunities you have. They have proven themselves as accomplished and developed performers."
--Josh Wendell, IAR director
"Just when I was beginning to think that the world of potential library programmers had been reduced to storytellers, magicians, puppeteers and the occasional theatrical troupe, Harmonica Pocket breezed onto the stage and hula hooped their way into our hearts.
With uniquely refreshing combinations of whimsy, playful interaction and genuine enthusiasm, The Harmonica Pocket easily captivated and held spellbound two large audiences.
Dr. Seuss would be green with envy to hear his books so lovingly rendered and musically adapted. And Nala may well be on her way to creating a whole new generation of hula hoopers!"
-Pat Timko
Children's Librarian (Marysville, WA)
"Magical! A perfect literacy program for libraries! Highly recommended for those looking for fresh new talent."
-Jean Tarascio
Youth Services Librarian (Port Townsend, WA)
"Wonderful to work with, we can't wait to have The Harmonica Pocket back."
-Jennifer Sullivan
Children's Librarian (Snohomish, WA)
"The Harmonica Pocket bewitched me the moment I first stumbled upon them: Keeth's warm, playful smile, his unstrained, pitch-perfect voice and impish delivery, his goofy clothes and fanciful facial hair. He played each instrument with panache and aplomb: the guitar, the ukulele, the didgeridoo. He was part elf, part kid-show host, part balladeer. He was confident and generous and inventive. The guy was good.
Meanwhile, Nala Walla mesmerized the young audience, and their adults, with acrobatics, contortionism, pantomime, and vibrant costumes. She even sang the ABC's on a Vietnamese jaw harp. I was an instant fan.
This is music for kids that strikes just the right note: cherubic without being cloying, silly without being insipid, accomplished and playful, direct and fresh, earnest and hopeful, concerned and cheerful. It's pluperfect music for the preschool set, and older."
--Patrick Jennings author of "Faith and the Electric Dogs" and other young adult titles
