It is time to announce the 13th Annual Fids and Kamily Music Awards, celebrating the best in music for kids and families from the past year. No matter how busy our lives get, we're always super-excited to count votes and announce the winners, and this year is no exception.
This year's top spot goes to Frances England's Blue Skies and Sunny Days, with a number of names familiar to the winners' list as well as some Fids and Kamily newcomers making up the top 10.
You can listen to selections from the top 10 by listening to this weekend's Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child on the air or by streaming it on the show’s website starting Sunday evening.
The Top 10 albums of 2018 are (in order):
1. Frances England - Blue Skies and Sunny Days
2. The Not-Its - Ready or Not!
3. The Pop Ups - Giants of Science
4. Ants Ants Ants - Why? Why? Why?
5. Vered - Songs for Sisters and Brothers
6. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - Wake Up the Dream
7. Suzi Shelton - Hand in Hand
8. Josh Lovelace - Young Folk
9. (tie) Red Yarn - Red Yarn's Old Barn
9. (tie) Gunnar Madsen - I Am Your Food
Honorable Mentions (unranked, listed alphabetically by artist)
Bears and Lions - Navigate
Lucy Kalantari - All the Sounds
Tim Kubart - Building Blocks
The Oot 'n' Oots - Electric Jellyfish Boogaloo
Raffi - Dog on the Floor
Along with these 20 albums, there were another 39 albums receiving at least one vote, making a total of 59 (!) albums receiving one or more votes from the Poll's 14 judges.
The Fids and Kamily Poll is the first compilation of year-end kids and family music "best of" lists from critics, writers, radio programmers, and others involved in the music industry. The poll was launched in 2006 and was inspired by the Village Voice’s long-running “Pazz and Jop” music poll. The poll, which uses the same eligibility dates as the Grammys, is coordinated by Stefan Shepherd of the kids audio website Zooglobble and Bill Childs of Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child. Fids and Kamily logo by Jeff Bogle of Out With The Kids.
Recess Monkey - Family Photo Album
SaulPaul - All Star Anthems
Various Artists - Hold Tight Shine Bright
Steve Weeks - Wish You Were Here
Dan Zanes, Claudia Eliaza & Yurian Sobrino - Night Train 57
The Fids and Kamily Poll is the first compilation of year-end kids and family music "best of" lists from critics, writers, radio programmers, and others involved in the music industry. The poll was launched in 2006 and was inspired by the Village Voice’s long-running “Pazz and Jop” music poll. The poll, which uses the same eligibility dates as the Grammys, is coordinated by Stefan Shepherd of the kids audio website Zooglobble and Bill Childs of Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child. Fids and Kamily logo by Jeff Bogle of Out With The Kids.
