Evan Gottfried

Specialties

I would love to come perform at your child’s birthday party, block parties, barbecues, as well as festivals and fairs! I’m also available to perform at libraries, daycares, schools, camps – you name it!

My show is highly interactive – I get the audience involved in a whole bunch of fun ways! And there’s something for everyone, from babies to older kids.

Out of my repertoire of songs (you can hear some of them at www​.evan​got​tfried​.com, and you can see lots of photos from my shows), I choose around eight songs that have some kind of movement associated with them (such as reaching up high like a tree, or holding hands as they dance in a circle), and/​or props. For instance, I have a song called «Rainbow» during which the kids are given long, shiny ribbons attached to little handles («rainbow wands») of various colors, which the kids love waving around with the music. I also have a song called «Shake,» and the kids get to use shakers to play along with me. I have a song called «Share the Earth,» and the kids gather around a parachute and bounce a big inflatable «Earth» ball up in the air. For my finale, a high-​energy song I wrote called «Bubbles,» we turn on bubble machines, and the kids always have a blast. I also introduce them to one of my «friends,» Molly the Mollusk or Sid the Squid – both of them are puppets who are characters from my songs.

I am available for public and private events in NY’s Hudson Valley region, and in the tri-​state area of NY, NJ, & CT (and Eastern PA).

History

Established in 2011.

When I first started writing songs for kids, I decided that I didn’t want to «dumb down,» but rather I always try to write songs that I myself would want to listen to as a parent, and that I would want my kids to listen to. I want kids and adults to absorb and learn the core messages of my songs – which often boil down to love for each other, for oneself, and for our planet. And I also place a lot of value on being silly. I want to remind kids to be kids, and to remind grownups that they are still kids at heart.

Over the past four years I have played at dozens of parties, festivals, libraries and schools, and it’s always a blast!