Birthday Song - "Sara Shining" especially for Sara!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

SARA SHINING
by April Eight

Sara it's a lovely day

The wind blows cold and

The skies are gray

Even the flowers are hiding away

But who cares, for we have you

Shining through

Sara, smile for us

Share the spark that shines from your heart

There's nothing more that the world could hope for

Than the wonderful girl that is you

Shining through

Sara, happy birthday to you

Six years old, so much to be, to do

Remember the light that shines from you

Can never go away

Even on the grayest of days

You'll shine through

You'll shine through

Happy birthday, sweet Sara - xoxoox!!

For a Gloomy Day

Hi Everyone, I am writing new songs lately - so many ideas running through my head. Writing new songs sometimes makes me think of the ones I have written before. I thought I'd share the first one I ever wrote for APRIL EIGHT - "The Pixie Peddler" - with you again.

Much love to you on this gloomy January day. When it is dark outside, remember what Rumi said (he was a smart guy who lived a long time ago) "Do not go in the direction of darkness -I tell you: suns exist." Or, as the Carter Family sang (they were cool musicians that lived not so long ago) "Keep on the Sunny Side of Life". Funny how the same ideas bloom again and again. Do you ever wonder why? 

And as the Pixie Peddler would say, "Hay Ho Diddly Do, I've something special for you!"


xoxoxo April

Stock UP!

Stock UP! The APRIL EIGHT CD makes a great birthday present. Buy a batch and give them out through the year - a great stress relief - you know you have the present for little Henry's birthday on Saturday - no last minute trips to the store! This week Buy 2 get 1 FREE, Buy 4 get 2 free and so on. It  is a great deal. You can even wrap them all at the same time. Have your child makes a personalized handmade card and you are off the to the party - now that is a treat! 


Just CLICK HERE! http://www.aprileight.com/p/april-eight-songs-for-magical-winter.html

CLICK HERE! http://www.aprileight.com/p/april-eight-songs-for-magical-winter.html

"I can NOT get enough of April Eight music!" -S.E. Miller, age 8

"This album is filled with wonder and enchantment and positive magic. Its the kind of music that encourages the best part of childhood imagination, and reminds us grown ups to honor what we knew so long ago, but may have forgotten. " 

- Carrie Newcomer

NEW VIDEO! Howl with Me and the Fairies

The Night of the Fairy Ice Skating Ball! I have to say, I just LOVE singing this song!

 

Sing with me! And, if you don't yet have the CD, you can get it here or down load it here. You can also buy it at The Spotted Goose, Park + Vine, The Blue Manatee and Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Cincinnati!

xoxoxo APRIL

2012 Dreaming and this Tree House

I just found this on pintrest.com and fell in love! I'm making big plans for 2012 for April Eight. I can't wait to share it all with you. But for today, a quiet day with my family dreaming of this tree house. ;-) Happy New Year, wonderful people!

Source: theletteredcottage.net via April on Pinterest

"Once Upon a Time" in Bloomington, IN 12/15

Hi! Tomorrow I'm heading to Bloomington to perform as part of "Krista Detors Sixth Annual Holiday Benefit for Africa". I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to the show! I'm so glad my percussionist friend Matt Halvorson is coming along for to join me in the show too. It is going to be a great holiday party for a fantastic cause, Giving Back to Africa. See, it IS all good.

Get your tickets for this fantastic event right here. 

APRIL EIGHT at Clifton Performance Theater!

Hey Wonderfully Wonderful You,


I am super excited to get to tell you about this fun project I've been working on. I've joined up with a group of FANTASTICALLY talented people at Clifton Performance Theatre to create "Winter Songs and Stories" - a Variety Show Spectacular this Friday 12/9 and Saturday 12/10 and next Saturday 12/17. It is a FAMILY show - for ages 2-100. Bring your date, bring your friend, bring your kids, bring your grandma and come on down.

I am lucky enough to be working with the astonishingly talented: Kevin Crowley, Cathy Springfield, Reggie Willis, Carol Brammer, Untethered Theatre Group. Matt Halvorson will be joining me on percussion too. YAY! The show is at Clifton Performance Theatre at 404 Ludlow Ave, in the Clifton Neighborhood of Cincinnati, OH.

Here is the goofy story of how it came about....

 About a month ago I came to Carol Brammer at Clifton Performance Theatre and said I'd love to do a show at CPT. She asked me what I wanted to do and I said,

"Uhhhh..... you know what? You know what my real dream is? It is to do one of those old-style Variety Shows like Carol Burnett or the Muppets. I always loved watching those shows as a kid with my parents."

And then she said, "OK, let's do it!" We brainstormed for about an hour and she made a few phone calls and VOILA, suddenly an amazing cast of talented actors and performers were all on board to create a show based on my new CD, "Songs for a Magical Winter".

We've been rehearsing and WOW! I love what we are creating. Songs, Stories, Skits, Improv, Poetry. It is a DWEAM COME TWUE! I hope you'll come out and share it with us because it is not to be missed. For ages 2-100.

12/9 7 PM "Winter: Stories and Songs" with Untethered Theatre Group at Clifton Performance Theatre - Tickets $12 adult/$5 under 12 / under 3 free!
Tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/211497

12/10 2 PM "Winter: Stories and Songs" with Untethered Theatre Group at Clifton Performance Theatre - Tickets $12 adult/$5 under 12 / under 3 free!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/211497

12/17 2 PM "Winter: Stories and Songs" with Untethered Theatre Group at Clifton Performance Theatre  Tickets $12 adult/$5 under 12 / under 3 free!
Tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/211497
 
AND... If you want to sing along to the CD, you can download the new APRIL EIGHT Songs for a Magical Winter at CDBABY.com.
Can't wait to share this great show with you - See you THERE!