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
132 episodes
Two Golden Apple Stories!
For a treat today the Batt Cave has two stories to share about Golden Apples.First Tanya tells Batt Lamb all about the Ancient Greek story of Paris and the Golden Apple... of Gods and choices and all that great mythical stuff.Then...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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28:01
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Tanya tells Batt lamb the classic story of King Midas who's dreams come true when the Gods grant him one wish
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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13:12
The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold
Pete has reached a golden milestone in November, turning 65! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of 'golden stories' to share. The first one is is from Ireland, and is aboutt a Leprechaun and his legendary pot of gold. Batt-lamb wonde...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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16:22
The Pumpkin Wife
This traditional story comes from the Lotha Naga people who originate from North East India. A gentle but lonley farmer finds an exceptionally large pumpkin growing in his garden. While the other villagers are suspicious, the farmer lavis...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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19:17
A Talking Vine, a Smiling Apple and a Singing Ringing Pear
Continuing with the theme of springtime in the Garden; Tanya and the Batt Crew tell a delightful musical story of a King who wants to give a gift to his three Daughters. The youngest asks for a Talking vine, a Smiling Apple and a Singing Ringin...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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23:38
Pollinator Power Action Song
It's Halloween again and here in New Zealand it's springtime and that means lots of busy bees and other pollinators out and about pollinating all the flowers and plants in the garden.Tanya has lots of pumpkin seedlings to give away and w...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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12:47
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Continuing The epic European adventure Our Heroes briefly pass through Norway on their way to Shetland.This is a re-telling of the Classic Norwegian story : The Three Billygoats Gruff...told with verve and panache by BattLamb and Tanya.....
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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14:18
The Seals/Selkies of the Vee Skerries & Papa Stour
During their big adventure, Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb were lucky enough to visit Papa Stour, one of the most westerly isles of the Shetland Islands.One of the old stories connected to Papa Stour is about a fisherman who gets strand...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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16:45
Cuckoo Song and The Crow Who Stole the Seeds
At long last, Pete, Tanya and Batt Lamb are back from their epic adventure, with new stories and songs to share - this month the stories are from Thailand, Shetland and Norway.In celebration of spring, this episode begings with a Cuckoo ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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29:53
Hare brings Light - a midwinter story from Siberia
In the second half of the Batt-Cave from Sweden where the days are long and full of light, Tanya, Pete and Batt-lamb share a story from Siberia about how hare brought light to a very dark world - a story for those experiencing the souther...
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20:48
Salt on a Magpie's Tail - a special podcast from Sweden
Tanya, Pete and Batt-lamb continue on their world storytelling adventure and are joined in Sweden by Greger (and Lena) who are long time fans of the Batt- Cave. This story is musical remake of a traditional Swedish folktale about making your wi...
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32:38
Happy Just Where They Are - a story with Xanthe Gresham Knight
This episode was recorded in Sutri, Italy with the wonderful UK storyteller Xanthe Gresham - Knight. (Tanya and Xanthe were on their way to FEST - the Federation of European Storytellers Conference).Batt-lamb is thrilled to help Xanthe t...
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26:20
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