The Monkey Dance: All the Kids Are Doin' It is the first foray into kids music by the
Minneapolis-based Sweet Colleens, but the genre is clearly a natural fit for these goodnatured
denizens of the roots music world.  The Monkey Dance features more
musical instruments than you could shake a banana at. The predominantly original
songs range in style from funky to folky, Cajun to Caribbean, sad to sentimental
to...well...just plain goofy. Special guests on the CD include The Minneapolis Youth
Chorus and Michelle Campagne of the seminal French-Canadian folk-pop group Hart
Rouge.  While The Monkey Dance is quickly winning over the under-10 crowd (not to mention
minivan CD players everywhere), parents will also find themselves humming along to
the Sweet Colleens’ sophisticated, rootsy arrangements—kids music that does it up
right without dumbing it down. Happy listening... and don't forget your monkeydancing
shoes!