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What's New With Wayne
Rambles reviews Don't Forget the Donut!
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Wayne Potash is a man who knows how to play to his audience. More importantly, he's not afraid to play with them. Don't Forget the Donut is a children's album in more than its choice of music. Potash performs 19 of the most memorable melodies in American music with bright, understated guitar playing and a friendly vocal delivery that positively begs the audience to sing along.
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Northeast Performer reviews Don't Forget the Donut!
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“Children? We have a special guest. Mr. Potash has come a long way to play some of his music for us,” intones the teacher, and here comes Wayne Potash. The first thing he’ll probably tell the class is to “just call me Wayne,” because Mr. Potash is wearing a tie-dyed t-shirt and no shoes; furthermore he is sitting on the ground in front of a large plate of donuts. This is not the sort of behavior adopted by anyone who wishes to be in authority, and is just what makes Wayne Potash’s Don’t Forget the Donut an example of great children’s music. Potash doesn’t so much sing to the kids as he sings for the kids, and often with the kids. Instead of serenading puppets, Potash knocks down all the scenery with Don’t Forget the Donut. There are some funny songs, but he never sounds like a buffoon, even when singing about the lobster dance.
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Allmusic reviews Don't Forget the Donut!
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Young children, it has often been noted, are not necessarily the most sophisticated music consumers in the world, but when you get right down to it, that's because they're apt to like just about anything short of hardcore punk, grand opera, or death metal. So really, the key attribute to keep in mind when looking for children's music is whether their parents are going to be able to tolerate listening to it once, much less the few dozen times a week that will become the standard if the album becomes a favorite.
Wayne Potash's [new] album largely fulfills this requirement.
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