Johnette will be giving her Jumpin’ Jitters, It’s Halloween concert for little ones at the Boo Carre Halloween Haunt in Dutch Alley outdoor Performance Pavilion in the French Quarter, LA. Dress in costume and go trick-or-treating at select area shops after the concert.
For Your Grammy Consideration in Best Children's Album and Best American Roots Performance!
Five Little Pumpkins Music Video Released!
Happy October!!! Based on a traditional song, featured on my "Jumpin' Jitters, It's Halloween" album, "Five Little Pumpkins" invites children to sing along as they watch the song gently come to life in this child-centered animated music video illustrated in cut-paper collage.
I hope you enjoy the video!
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(c) (p) 2023 Johnette Downing, Wiggle Worm Records, LLC, ASCAP. Performance, illustration and video by Johnette Downing. Animation by Scott Billington. Guitar and vocals by Johnette Downing and Violin by Gina Forsyth.
"Five Little Pumpkins" is on the "Jumpin' Jitters, It's Halloween" album.
Song administered by Concord Music Group. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication without prior written consent prohibited.
Halloween Gift Set Available Here Only!
Get into the SPIRIT of Halloween with this spooktacular gift set available here only! Trick or treaters will enjoy listening to age-appropriate Halloween songs and reading two eerie books, both with a Louisiana twist!
“Jumpin’ Jitters, It’s Halloween” is a album for children of 14 slightly spooky, mostly silly traditional and original songs.
Spooky Second Line is a Halloween book set in New Orleans during a jazz funeral. The witch plays the drum, the ghost plays the sousaphone, the cat plays the trombone, and more as the band leads a parade to the cemetery for a joyful celebration. Get out your scarves to punctuate the jazz beat when read aloud!
The Fifolet is an eerie Cajun tale about the legendary ball of light in the swamp (also known as swamp gas). This Jack of Lantern, Will-Of-The-Wisp, story is perfect for campfires, sleepovers, and just plain spine-tingling anytime fun. A gentle lesson about greed, and an author’s note about the myth are included.
Jumpin' Jitters, It's Halloween Album to be released October 21!
It’s beginning to feel like Halloween, especially this Friday, October 21 when I release my new album Jumpin’ Jitters, It’s Halloween for children on streaming and digital platforms worldwide! These fourteen slightly spooky, mostly silly Halloween songs will have your bones rattling and your spine tingling. Fan favorite original songs such as “Shake Your Skeletons” and “Little Bat Song,” are paired nicely with traditional tunes such as “Five Little Pumpkins” and “Mean Old Witch.”
A stellar team of monster musicians such as C. R. Gruver on Hammond organ, Nathan Williams on accordion, Jake Eckert on lead guitar, Gina Forsyth on fiddle, Doug Belote on drums, Lee Allen Zeno on bass, EJ Ouellette on mandolin, Scott Billington on harmonica, and a Whole Music student chorus join me, on vocals, guitar and ukulele, to create an eerie soundscape for fall fun.
The digital album will be available on worldwide streaming platforms beginning on Friday, but because I always put my FANS FIRST, you can download the album NOW! Surprise!!! The physical CD will come out in a month or so!
I would like to thank Threadhead Cultural Foundation for the generous grant that partially funded this project.
I hope you enjoy the new album as much as I enjoyed making it!
Spooky Hammond Organ sounds on Mean Old Witch!
My “Mean Old Witch” single has been released today!!! I wanted to take the time to give a shout out to C. R. Gruver for making the song super spooky with his Hammond Organ performance. C. R. is also a super sweet guy, and having him play on the album was more than a Halloween treat! Thanks C. R.!
Hear this monster of a musician on the tune!
Jumpin' Jitters - The Official Single Release Coming on October 22!
I am all jittery over the official release of my “Jumpin’ Jitters” single from my upcoming Halloween album for children by the same title. The song will be released on all streaming and music platforms on and around Friday, October 22! Not only that, but this marks the official album cover reveal which I illustrated with craft foam. I love working with foam because it creates vivid, soft illustrations.
I hope you and the children enjoy this energetic, non-spooky, and interactive song before and during Halloween, sure to help them jump, wiggle, and rattle their bones.
