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The Good Ms. Padgett
6+ albums
about
The Good Ms. Padgett is the name given Anna Padgett by her Brooklyn, New York preschool music students. The Good Ms. Padgett sings songs and stories that are wise, joyful, and never condescending, enjoyed by children and parents alike. The Good Ms. Padgett began when preschool teacher and songwriter Anna Padgett first became a mom. Originally a collaboration with musicians from Padgett’s band The Naysayer (www.thenaysayer.com) – Ruth Keating and Matt Sutton (the Malarkies, Ida) and James Baluyut (+/-, Versus) – The Good Ms. Padgett’s self-titled first release (2009) presented 18 original songs that were: “sweet, soothing, and… fun to sing along with.” (theopinionatedparent.com) The album seamlessly incorporates both the parent’s and the child’s experience with songs of advice for diaper-wearers; commiseration for the sleepless nights of teething; celebrations of the wonder of having noses, eyes, and hair; and lullabies. The Good Ms. Padgett fears not to tunefully address the reality of life with a young child, and that includes the doodoo. Smithsonian Folkways artist Elizabeth Mitchell on the first Good Ms. Padgett album: “The Good Ms Padgett is my sister-in-law, Anna Padgett, singing sweetly, hilariously, creatively and truthfully about life with a baby. If you can handle the truth, you will love this album! The melodies are lovely, the songwriting is both tender and clever, and there are many surprises in store.” (www.youaremyflower.org) For her second full-length
