A story and a song: musical stories for children
Performance storyteller Tanya Batt and Musician Peter Forster share a collection of musical stories for young children from the Batt Cave.Tall tales of friendships, food and fun that are guaranteed to delight and have you singing along with their catchy refrains. Quirky, wholesome stories that fill you with hope that perseverance will be rewarded, friendship is paramount, vegetables can save your life and even great sadness passes. A story and a song - because words and music they belong!
Episodes
120 episodes
Stories from Singapore Part 2
This is the second part of our podcast from Singapore with Singaporian storyteller Mindy Neo. Tanya shares the story of the Hindu elephant headed god Ganesha after a visit to a local Hindu temple in Joo Chiat, the 2nd oldest in Singapore.
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13:34
Stories from Singapore Part 1
Tanya, Pete and Batt- lamb are out in the world having an adventure and their first stop was Singapore where we met some of the local storytellers who are part of the Storytelling Association of Singa...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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17:17
A Taiwanese folktale about the mountain Ban Pi Shan
This Taiwanese story tells why the mountain called Ban Pin Shan – the half faced mountain is the shape it is. It all starts with an old man who arrives selling delicious dumplings but the dumplings prove to be more than a yummy ...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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17:31
Two Stories!! 'Oni Wa Soto' & 'The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly'.
In this big double bill episode, Tanya, with a lot of help from Batt Lamb (and Pete), tells a story that centres around the Japanese celebration, Setsubun - the Japanese bean throwing festival. In early February, in anticipation of Spring...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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27:57
Grandma Bear and the two rainbows
This story is an adaptation of a Chinese story about Grandma Bear, who is not feeling well and has taken to her bed. All her friends: Fox, Pig and Uncle Frog come to help her and she share her dream of a healing rainbow.Then Tanya and Pe...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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11:42
Building bridges
In Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand we have just had the ANZAC day commemerations (25th April). In the spirit of peace we're sharing a story and a song all about 'building bridges' where two 'waring' brothers find help to reconcile their diff...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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14:59
The Pedlar of Swaffham
Staying on the bridge theme, Tanya and Pete share the old English nursery rhyme, 'London Bridge in Falling down' with all it's verses, documenting the many different faces of this famous bridge.Then they tell the story of a Pedlar (poor ...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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18:36
The Rainbow Bridge Story
Join Tanya, Pete and Bat Lamb for stories and songs about rainbows. The story today is from the First Nations, Chumash people who are the original people of the Californian coastal area. It tells of a magical Rainbow bridge created ...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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17:09
The story telling stone
Tonight Tanya and Pete tell a story from The Seneca Native American Nation. It's the story of how in the beginning there were no stories... until stories began to be told from an unusual source.
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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20:37
The Welsh Dragon
It's St David's Day and the Batt Cave are celebrating with a dragon story from Wales about a mean Ruler and a Father-less boy. Dragons will be involved for sure!Also Tanya is celebrating the release of her new book Seasonal storytelling,...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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23:14
Baby Snake and Baby Mouse
Continuing the Snake theme it being the year of the snake... Tanya and Pete start off by introducing Samuel the Snake, and they sing a snake song with some rhyming questions. Then Tanya tells a cute story about a baby snake and a ba...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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28:32
A Story Sack from Korea
It's the first Batt Cave of the New Year, in fact it's two New Year Celebrations... The Gregorian and the Chinese New Year as well.As it is the Chinese year of the Snake, Tanya and Pete share a story that has snakes in it from Korea abou...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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26:16
The most beautiful sound
It's New Year in the Batt Cave and Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb start off with a Thankyou song to remember all the things we are grateful for.... then members of the Batt Cave share what they are grateful for over the past year. Tanya the...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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26:04
The Legend of La Befana - the Italian Christmas witch and the three magi.
The festive stories continue. In Italy, January the 6th is when La Befana, the Christmas witch appears, Batt lamb has plenty of questions about La Befana and her meeting with the three wise men/Kings as they travelled over 'field and fountain, ...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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14:45
The Gingerbread Man
With Christmas nearly upon us we in the Batt Cave bring you a New Zealand take on the Classic Gingerbread Man story... of course Bat-lamb manages to get a starring role! It's a rocking and rolling story to move along to.Then we finish off w...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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20:27
A Christmas decoration story to dance to
We're on the countdown to Christmas and Tanya, Batt Lamb and Pete start off the Batt Cave with presents of the imaginary kind - a fun musical game for everyone.Then Tanya tells a story about magic decorations on the Christmas tree that come...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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23:03
Bedtime for Lulu
Fresh from the Batt Cave comes the fun story of Lulu who is visiting her Grandmother and is having difficulty getting to sleep... so Grandmother has some very interesting ideas to help her sleep. Batt Lamb plays a cameo role in the sto...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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23:58
Cuckoo... A Mexican Folk Tale
Tanya and Pete, along with children on Waiheke, have just been celebrating the arrival of Migratory birds on our shores. These include the Bar-Tailed Godwit/Kuaka which has made the loooong journey from western Alaska to New Zealand for a summe...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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14:57
The hat seller and the monkeys
Tanya and Pete have been celebrating Mad Hatters Day at a friends Birthday party, and decided to tell the Popular Indian story about a hat seller and his meeting with a group of very mischievous monkeys.They brought along a selection of col...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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14:11
The Firebird: Episode 2 of 2
Here it is.. the second and final part of the Firebird story: a Wonder tale from Russia ....Enjoy!!
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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20:39
The Firebird : part 1 of 2
This week in the Bat Cave Tanya , Pete and Bat lamb present part 1 of a Russian story about an Old man who discovers a magical feather. He has a great friend in his horse and together they face many challenges the Tsar (who is no...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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27:11
A Butterfly story and song
Tanya bought some felt butterflies in Australia and got inspired to sing this butterfly song and tell the story of the magical transformation butterflies undergo.
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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12:34
Soup from a stone
On the teams epic recent trip to Australia Tanya and Pete were invited to Mintara in South Australia to tell stories for a grown up audience on the theme of community and the links we all share with those around us. This was one of the stories ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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16:12
Only Me.... Beth and the Faery
Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb have just got back from a month touring and performing in Australia. They start off with a spring song to celebrate spring arriving here in New Zealand, and then tell an old English story about a girl Beth who...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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23:52