My wife, Rebecca Golden, is a former children’s performer from Upstate New York (she is now a special education teacher). The first eight songs are from the original recording. They are so delightful and addictive, people actually wore out their cassette tapes (remember those?) playing them for their kids. The last five are bonus tracks – the stand alone 8 Days of Hanukkah was written during Becca’s time as a Sunday School teacher at Temple Sinai in Saratoga Springs, New York. The last four are from a never-finished follow-up album to Walk Around the Block.
Walk Around the Block
- Rebecca Golden — guitar, voice
- Justin Cayou — bass guitar
- Mark Oppenneer — flute, voice
The Stretchy Song
- Rebecca Golden — guitar, voice, birds, elephant, claps, stomps
- Mark Oppenneer — shaker, birds, claps, stomps
Colors
- Rebecca Golden — voice
- Christopher Williams — guitar, voice
Food Song
- Rebecca Golden — voice
- Steve Raible — guitar
- Tom Armstrong — shaker, jaw harp
Joel the Mole
- Rebecca Golden — voice
- Jarrod Kaplan — djembe, shaker
- Christine Gunn — cello
- Ben Klein — guitar, flute
- Tom Armstrong — didgeridoo, djembe, rainstick
- Mark Oppenneer — voice
Jarrod, Christine, and Ben are members of Trillium Green.
Strangers
- Rebecca Golden — guitar, voice
- Scott MacDonald — voice
- Mark Oppenneer — opera voice
Shapes
- Rebecca Golden — guitar, voice
- Mark Oppenneer — voice, sounds
Dirty Hairdo
- Rebecca Golden — voice
- Ryan Link — drumset
- Justin Cayou — bass guitar
- Brian Sullivan — rhythm guitar
- Bennett Keasey — solo guitar
- Mark Oppenneer — voice
Ryan, Justin, Brian, and Bennett are members of Salamander.
8 Days of Hanukkah
A family collaboration. Written by Rebecca Golden; performed by family; recorded in 2016 at Downright Studios (Atlanta).
- Joshua Golden — lead vocals, audio production
- Eli Golden — counting
- Rebecca Golden — music & lyrics, backing vocals
- Sawyer Oppenneer — flute
- Tynan Oppenneer — xylophone
- Mark Oppenneer — piano, bass
Bert the Gardener
- Rebecca Golden — vocals
- Mark Oppenneer — music, instruments
Pears
- Rebecca Golden — vocals
- Mark Oppenneer — music, instruments
Wacky Wilma
- Rebecca Golden — vocals
- Mark Oppenneer — music, instruments
Question Mark
- Rebecca Golden — vocals
- Mark Oppenneer — music, instruments