Dan Zanes is hoping to reconnect the world, one song at a time. The former frontman for the roots-rock band Del Fuegos long ago abandoned the rock-star life for his new calling — family music. And ...

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 ...

It began sweetly enough: balloon animals, face-painting, and a wave of smiling young children shuffling into Campbell Hall in their Sunday best. But Dan Zanes & Friends’ recent UCSB concert ended in a ...

When Dan Zanes became a father 16 years ago, he took seriously the decision of which song to play to his newborn daughter first. He chose the 1968 Jamaican hit "Little Nut Tree." Now, after more than ...

With a Grammy nomination in hand and packed performances across the nation, Dan Zanes could be considered a children's music phenom. But the longtime rocker with the hair-standing-straight-up ...

[Note from Dan Gibson: Stefan Shepherd has a day job like most of us, but on the side, he just happens to be an amateur expert in children’s music, with news outlets like NPR, the Wall Street Journal, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Dan Zanes isn’t just a rock star: The Brooklyn-based performer with the raspy voice and the untamed mane of hair, who in an earlier life fronted the band the Del Fuegos, is also the granddaddy of the ...