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A story and a song: musical stories for children

A story and a song: musical stories for children

By: Tanya Batt and Peter Forster
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Performance storyteller Tanya Batt and Musician Peter Forster share a collection of musical stories for young children from the Batt Cave.Tall tales of friendships, food and fun that are guaranteed to delight and have you singing along with their catchy refrains. Quirky, wholesome stories that fill you with hope that perseverance will be rewarded, friendship is paramount, vegetables can save your life and even great sadness passes. A story and a song - because words and music they belong!© 2025 A story and a song: musical stories for children Literature & Fiction Music
Episodes
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff
    Oct 16 2025

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    Continuing The epic European adventure Our Heroes briefly pass through Norway on their way to Shetland.

    This is a re-telling of the Classic Norwegian story : The Three Billygoats Gruff...told with verve and panache by BattLamb and Tanya....While Pete joins in pluckin' on the Banjo.

    Support the show

    You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
    Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
    Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
    https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
    And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
    Kia Ora!

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    14 mins
  • The Seals/Selkies of the Vee Skerries & Papa Stour
    Oct 8 2025

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    During their big adventure, Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb were lucky enough to visit Papa Stour, one of the most westerly isles of the Shetland Islands.

    One of the old stories connected to Papa Stour is about a fisherman who gets stranded on the Vee Skerries and the bargin he makes that saves with a seal/selkie that saves his life.

    Support the show

    You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
    Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
    Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
    https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
    And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
    Kia Ora!

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    17 mins
  • Cuckoo Song and The Crow Who Stole the Seeds
    Sep 30 2025

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    At long last, Pete, Tanya and Batt Lamb are back from their epic adventure, with new stories and songs to share - this month the stories are from Thailand, Shetland and Norway.

    In celebration of spring, this episode begings with a Cuckoo song. Then Tanya shares a traditional Thai story all about planting seeds.Kasem is given some special seeds by his Grandfather, with instructions to 'not let the crows steal the seeds'. You can probably guess what happened! This fun story comes from a collection of stories that were collected by the Singaporian Storytelling Association, that Tanya was gifted.

    Support the show

    You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
    Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
    Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
    https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
    And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
    Kia Ora!

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    30 mins
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