Hilltown Families 
What do David Bowie, Harry Belafonte, and Sara Lovell have in common? They are fantastic and they are on Hilltown Family Variety Show playlist this week! GRAMMY Award-winning artist, Lucy Kalantari,...
On the first day of 2018, Hilltown Families and the Flywheel Arts Collective are continuing...
People’s Music: Songs About Real Life Experiences that Real People Enjoyed Singing Together Do you have a copy of Rise Up Singing? How about companion, Rise Again: A Group Singing Songbook,...
A collection of summery road trip tunes from top family music artists. Download the list for free via Soundcloud, during June 5 to 11.
Every 4th of July the Hilltown Family Variety Show (HFVS) celebrates with a birthday episode, not only because of the national holiday, but because its the birthday of our co-host, Persephone....
Listen to Podcast: SHEEP SHEARING & MAPLE SYRUP EPISODE Saturday from 9-10am & Sunday from 7-8am March 9th & 10th, 2013 WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton,...
Music Collection Giveaway: Top 11 Family Music CD Releases from 2012 Last month the winners of the Fids & Kamily Music Awards were announced, with a stellar list of new CDs...
Summer Roadtrip Music Listeners to Hilltown Families’ weekly radio show/podcast Hilltown Family Variety Show (HFVS) know all too well about the great independent kids musicians we’ve featured on the show over...
Saturday Morning Music Party & Pancake Breakfast Continues at Flywheel in Easthampton Saturday, April 7th, 10am-12noon The Flywheel Arts Collective, an Easthampton-based, volunteer-run music and arts venue, along with the Hilltown...
Uncle Rock Returns to the Pioneer Valley Saturday, March 10th at 10am At Flywheel Arts Collective in Easthampton, MA Hilltown Families, the No Nap Happy Hour and Flywheel are proud to...
Saturday Morning Music Party Series in Easthampton Free Pancakes, Live Music, Dancing & Crafts Known to its neighbors and fans for boisterous concerts and a DIY aesthetic, the Flywheel Arts Collective...
Fids & Kamily Awards: 2011 The winners of the Fids & Kamily Awards have been announced! Launched in 2006 and inspired by the Village Voice’s long-running “Pazz and Jop” music poll,...
Caspar Babypants’ New Kids’ Books Did you know that Caspar Babypants is now writing kids’ books? It’s true! I’m sure you’ve noticed that all of Caspar’s album covers are beautifully illustrated...
Down at the Zoo One of my favorite bands is Belle and Sebastian and one of my all time favorite albums is Dear Catastrophe Waitress. Yes, I suppose that is music...
Share This Video Renee & Jeremy are simply awesome as is. Their music is melodic and beautiful. But they also seem to know all of the coolest artists around and when...
Ben Rudnick & Friends Video Check out this video shot live at the Ben Rudnick & Friends 10th Anniversary show: Editors note: Ben Rudnick and Friends will be at the 5th...
Maria & Friends: Planting Seeds One of our favorite artists, Maria Sangiolo, has gotten a bunch of her friends together to create a new album all about farms and gardens. The...
Sleepy Kids’ Lullabies Getting your kids to sleep can be a real challenge. Some parents are blessed with children who simply fall asleep on their own, sleep all night, and probably...
We’re Wild for Wildlife! Kids love animals—real ones, stuffed ones, it doesn’t matter. My son, Ivan, has two animal favorites right now: the Discovery Kids Smart Animals Scanopedia (he loves the sound of...
Elizabeth Mitchell: Sunny Day Elizabeth Mitchell’s new CD, Sunny Day, came out earlier this month and at just the right time for my family. With the air getting crisper and school...
October 16th Episode Saturday from 9-10am & Sunday from 7-8am October 16th & 17th, 2010 WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Listen Now FEATURED VIDEO: The...
Northampton Parents Center 25th Anniversary Fundraising Concert Saturday, October 16th, 2010 Northampton Parents Center is having a 25th Anniversary Fundraising Concert with Putumayo recording artist, Jay Mankita, Saturday, October 16th, at...
Frances England: Mind of My Own You know when you hear an artist for the first time and they just grab you? That’s what happened for me when I heard Frances...
October 2nd Episode Listen Now Featured video: The Flannery Brothers perform “Pirate or Parrot?” off of their new CD, The New Explorers Club. Repeat Button Award We’re loving The Okee Dokee...
There's a lot of great new kids music on the scene these days, and a lot of great releases from years past too! Here in this post to "Must-Hear Music...
Listen Now Back-to-School Episode Saturday from 9-10am & Sunday from 7-8am September 11th & 12th, 2010 WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Featured Video: Our friends...
We’ve become big recyclers, we drive fuel efficient cars, and we take our reusable bags to the grocery store...but even though the best way to teach a kid any lesson is...
New Music Giveaway A Family Album by The Verve Pipe By far, A Family Album by The Verve Pipe is one of our favorite family CD’s to come out this year...
WIN A FAMILY 4-PACK OF FREE TICKETS: Princess Katie & Racer Steve Saturday, August 7th, 2010 At the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA Hilltown Families and the Northampton Community Music...
More Lullabies I’m a huge advocate of using music as a way to signal everyday events. This works especially well for special needs kids who may need a little extra help...