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Bradley Weaver's Family Fun Club

Bradley Weaverwww.buzzsprout.com

Family friendly musician Bradley Weaver performs a twice-monthly, themed, mini concert, featuring music, jokes and fun facts!

Episodes

Counting Songs

In the final episode of Season 1, we feature Counting Songs! Here is the setlist: 1. Five Little Ducks (traditional) 2. Five Little Speckled Frogs (traditional) 3. Ten in the Bed (traditional) 4. Five for a Dollar (Weaver, possibly borrowed from Pearl Jam!) This episode's lullaby is the instrumental version of 'Dreamland' from the 'Lullabies for Hank' ep. You can hear all the instrumental versions of the ep HERE . You can hear the Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continui...

Dec 27, 202314 min

Holiday Favorites

In this episode I do some of my favorite tunes from the Holiday Season! Here is the setlist: 1. Walking in a Winter Wonderland (Smith, Bernard) 2. Jingle Bells (Pierpont) 3. As the Season Rolls Around (Weaver) 4. Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel (Grossman, Goldfarb) 5. Mele Kalikimaka (Anderson) Click here for the studio version of my holiday original, 'As the Season Rolls Around.' Thank you all so much and I hope you have a great Holiday Season! Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in c...

Dec 03, 202314 min

Tribute to Team Weav

In this episode, I play tunes from the 'Team Weav' project. Team Weav began as a recording project with my twin brother Brandon. In 2008, Brandon challenged himself to record 1 song every week, whether it was 'finished' or not! At the end of that year, Brandon asked me if I would pick some songs from the project for us to finish together. We co-wrote and recorded remotely (each from our home studios) and released our first full album as 'Team Weav.' Here is the setlist: 1. Let Me Be Someone (Wea...

Nov 19, 202322 min

The Acapella Episode

I decided to set aside the guitars, ukulele, autoharp, etc. and do an episode featuring just my voice. This is a group of traditional tunes that I love to perform, with my audience, using only our voices. Here is the setlist- 1. Itsy Bitsy Spider (traditional) 2. Old MacDonald (trad.) 3. Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes (trad.) 4. I'm a Little Teapot (trad.) 5. B.I.N.G.O. (trad.) The lullaby is a quick acapella rendition of 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Satar.' Support the show If you would like to...

Nov 04, 202311 min

Tribute to Neil Young

This tribute episode features songs by the single biggest influence to my music and songwriting, Neil Young! Here is the setlist: 1. Sugar Mountain (Young) 2. Comes a Time (Young) 3. Heart of Gold (Young) 4. Long May You Run (Young) The lullaby is an instrumental version of Young's tune 'Needle and the Damage Done.' Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continuing to produce quality, family-friendly entertainment, please visit the subscription page ! Visit Bradley's website! A...

Oct 20, 202318 min

MORE Classic Kids' Tunes that are Super Simple on the Ukulele!

This episode feature 5 more classic children's songs that are super simple to play on the ukulele (or the guitar, or the piano)! The setlist is as follows: 1. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (trad.) 2. The Muffin Man (trad.) 3. Ten Little Dinosaurs (trad.) 4. A Tisket, A Tasket/It's Raining, It's Pouring (trad.) 5. The Mulberry Bush (trad.) If you would like to play along at home, you can download chord/lyric charts to these five tunes, as well as the 5 tunes from my June 2 episode (complete with chord di...

Sep 15, 202315 min

Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

This tribute episode was the suggestion of listener Tari Crowder. Thank you Tari, for the suggestion! It was such a pleasure digging into the catalogue and life of such an amazing singer-songwriter. Here is the setlist: 1. Rainy Day People (Lightfoot) 2. Early Morning Rain (Lightfoot) 3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Lightfoot) The lullaby is an instrumental version of 'If You Could Read My Mind' written, of course, by Gordon Lightfoot! Support the show If you would like to support Bradley...

Sep 02, 202319 min

The Lap Steel Guitar

This episode features one of my favorite instruments, the Lap Steel Guitar! If you are not familiar with this beautiful instrument, I made a short intro video here . You can also view a whole bunch of my lap steel videos here! Here is the setlist for the episode- 1. Farmers (Weaver) 2. Trains, Trains, Over Our Heads (Lien, Weaver, Weaver, Weaver) 3. Deuling Banjos (Smith, Reno) 4. Down By the Bay (trad.) 5. When Playin' Time is Over (Weaver) The lullaby is a live version of 'Sunshine' by Sonny T...

Aug 18, 202313 min

Tribute to John Prine

This episode is a tribute to legendary singer-songwriter John Prine! Thank you to my friend and former bandmate Ryan Chrys for the suggestion. Ryan is the leader of a fantastic Outlaw Country band called 'Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts.' Check them out if you get a chance. You will not be disappointed! Here is the setlist: 1. Spanish Pipedream (Prine) 2. Paradise (Prine) 3. Angel From Montgomery (Prine) 4. That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round (Prine) Visit JohnPrine.com to learn more about J...

Aug 04, 202318 min

Let's Make Some Music

This episode features songs from my 2016 album 'Let's Make Some Music!' The setlist includes: 1. One Room at a Time (Weaver) 2. Recycle It (Weaver) 3. Crosswalks (Weaver) 4. Let's Make Some Music (Weaver) If you'd like to see how I transitioned between instruments during the recording of 'Let's Make Some Music', check out the video here! The lullaby is 'Kicking Out the Nighttime Jams' from my first lullaby album, 'Lullabies for Hank.' Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in cont...

Jul 21, 202317 min

Tribute to Tom Petty

This episode is a listener suggested tribute to one of the greatest songwriters in the history of songwriting, Tom Petty! Here is the setlist: 1. 'Room at the Top' (Petty) 2. 'Wildflowers' (Petty) 3. 'Freefallin' (Petty, Lynne) 4. 'Running Down a Dream' (Petty, Lynne, Campbell) For this episode's lullaby, I simply strummed the main riff of 'Freefallin' as a lullaby. Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continuing to produce quality, family-friendly entertainment, please visit...

Jul 07, 202315 min

Tribute to Raffi

This episode features tunes written and made famous by one of the greatest Children's Entertainers of all time, Raffi ! Raffi is such an inspiration both as a children's artist and an incredible human. I have chosen 5 tunes for this tribute. 2 were written by Raffi and 3 are traditional tunes that Raffi introduced to me and countless others. The setlist includes: 'Down By the Bay' (traditional) 'Mr. Sun' (traditional) 'I'm in the Mood' (Raffi) 'Apples and Bananas' (traditional) 'Shake My Sillies...

Jun 16, 202317 min

Classic Kids' Tunes that are Super Simple on the Ukulele

I continue to celebrate the launch of my Ukulele Club with another All Ukulele episode! If you'd like to play along at home, you can get a PDF of the chords and lyrics to every tune on this episode HERE . Here is the setlist for this episode: 1. Happy and You Know It (traditional) 2. This Old Man (trad.) 3. Row Row Row Your Boat (trad.) 4. Are You Sleeping/Frere Jacques (trad.) 5. Skip to my Lou (trad.) This episode's lullaby is the opening track from my first lullaby album, 'Lullabies for Hank....

Jun 02, 202317 min

The Ukulele Club

To celebrate the launch of my Ukulele Club, this episode features the Ukulele on every tune! Learn more about the Ukulele Club here . The setlist for this episode is- 1. The Washing Your Hands Song (Weaver) 2. It'll Be Okay (Weaver) 3. Sugar Mountain (Young) 4. Our Sun (Weaver) 5. More Fun With 2 (Weaver, Lori Burke ) The lullaby is 'Dreamland' (Weaver) Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continuing to produce quality, family-friendly entertainment, please visit the subscrip...

May 19, 202317 min

The Autoharp

This episode is all about the Autoharp! Every tune (including the lullaby) is performed on my Oscar Schmidt 15-Chord Autoharp. I also speak of my history with the autoharp as well as the history of the instrument itself. The setlist includes: 1. London Bridge (Trad.) 2. Together (We Can Do It) (Weaver) 3. Home on the Range (Trad.) 4. Wildflowers (T. Petty) The lullaby is 'Hush Little Baby' (Trad.) Click here to see a short video of me introducing the Autoharp! 'Together (We Can Do It)' is from m...

May 05, 202315 min

Traditional Favorites

This episode contains 4 of my traditional favorites from way back when I was a child! The setlist includes: 1. I've Been Working on the Railroad (trad.) 2. Donald Went a Courtin' (traditional, Kryczko, Armbruster, Mitchell, Morrell) 3. She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain (trad.) 4. ABC Song (trad.) Studio recordings of 'I've Been Working on the Railroad' and 'She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain can be found on my 'Songs for Shirley (& other children)' album. My version of 'Froggie Went a '...

Apr 21, 202316 min

A Song for Every Season

This episode is all about the changing seasons, and features a song for each! The setlist includes: 1. The Greenest Green (Weaver) 2. This is My Summertime (Weaver) 3. Autumn ( McKnight, Gist, Bailey) 4. As the Season Rolls Around (Weaver) 'The Greenest Green' is on my 'All the Colors You've Got Inside' EP. 'This is My Summertime' was originally on my guitar rock album recorded under the moniker 'Sonny Trench Foot.' 'Autumn' is a song originally written and recorded by fellow Kindie artist 'Emil...

Apr 07, 202318 min

Food Songs

This episode features songs about food. These songs are extra special to me because they were all cowritten by my (then 3-year-old) son Hank! About a year and a half ago, Hank and I decided to write some silly songs about food. Every tune on this episode was written during those jams! Until now, the songs only lived as files on my phone, but I decided they deserved to be heard. Some aren't fully structured, but all of them are catchy as all get out and I hope you enjoy listening to them as much ...

Mar 17, 202314 min

Our Animal (and Insect) Friends

This episode features songs about our animal and insect friends. The setlist includes: 1. Lots of Dinosaurs (Weaver) 2. B.I.N.G.O (traditional) 3. Flea (Brandon Weaver) 4. The Bee (Weaver) This week's joke was performed by Hank Weaver. The featured lullaby is 'Dolly' from my 'Lullabies for Max Vidal' EP. Click here to visit Sing Me a Story and see everything this wonderful organization has to offer! Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continuing to produce quality, family-fr...

Mar 03, 202317 min

The Ukulele

This episode features songs performed on the ukulele. The setlist is as follows: 1. Happy and You Know It (traditional) 2. Wheels on the Bus (traditional) 3. All Around the Kitchen (traditional) 4. Here Comes the Sun (Harrison) This episode's joke was a phone recording of my one-year-old daughter Max telling her favorite Knock Knock joke! The closing song ( in lieu of a lullaby) is my tune 'Ukulele Morning' off my latest EP, 'All the Colors You've Got Inside!' My ukulele is the Honu model from L...

Feb 17, 202316 min

Teamwork

This episode is all about teamwork! The setlist for this week's concert is as follows: 1. More Fun With 2 (Weaver, Burke) 2. The Washing Your Hands Song (Weaver) 3. Jack Sprat (traditional) 4. Together (We Can Do It) (Weaver) The joke was delivered by friend of the podcast 'Blue' (who sounds suspiciously similar to my son Hank!) The closing lullaby is 'Aren't You Sleepy?' from my latest album 'Lullabies for Max Vidal.' For more information on my fantastic co-writer Lori Burke, please visit her p...

Feb 03, 202315 min

Our Animal Friends

This episode is all about our animal friends! The setlist for this week's concert is as follows: 1. Froggie Went a Courtin' (traditional) 2. A Home For Every Creature (Weaver) 3. Old MacDonald (traditional) 4. Dogs (Weaver) The joke was delivered by my very special guest, Hank Weaver! The closing lullaby is 'Don't Fight the Sleep.' from my ep 'Lullabies for Hank.' Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continuing to produce quality, family-friendly entertainment, please visit t...

Jan 20, 202318 min

My first children's songs (the songs that started it all!)

This episode's tunes are the first batch of children's songs I wrote over 15 years ago! The track list is as follows: 1. Let's Go Outside and Play 2. If You Have Two 3. Sunshine Cream 4. Let's Go Visit Grandma and Grandpa All 4 tunes are included on my first children's album, 'Songs for Shirley (& other children).' The episode closes with my lullaby, 'Dreamland' which is a track from my ep 'Lullabies for Hank.' Support the show If you would like to support Bradley in continuing to produce qu...

Jan 06, 202317 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Trailer

Introduction to Bradley Weaver's Family Fun Club. Twice monthly, themed, mini-concert featuring songs, jokes, and fun-facts! Episodes will be released on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. If you (or your child!) would like to contribute theme ideas, jokes, or fun-facts, please join the private Facebook club or contact me via my website! This episode features a bit of my song 'Let's Go Outside and Play' from my first children's album, 'Songs for Shirley (and other children!). Thank you, Brad...

Dec 29, 20222 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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