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Excellent songwriting, wonderful humor.
--- Si KahnKen Lonnquist has written a whole slew of great songs.
--- Sing Out! Magazine
Ken Lonnquist is a funny, enjoyable songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin. He performs for audiences of all ages in a wide variety of musical styles. His kids’ songs are flat-out unique—insightful, rib-tickling and literate—even old codgers and hard-bitten young teenagers love them! Solo or with The Whateverlys or The Kenland Band his gift for improvisation engages audiences. He’s known for audience interaction and songs made up right on-the-spot!
He’s appeared on NPR, CBC, and Pacifica Radio and at festivals, colleges, nature centers, schools and clubs everywhere. He’s opened for Pete Seeger, Greg Brown, Holly Near, Si Kahn, Metamora, Walkin’ Jim Stolz and other distinguished performers.
Ken wears lots of different “musical hats”. He’s a Minstrel For The Environment, writing and performing about nature and ecology around the U.S. and Canada. Some know Ken as a kids and family entertainer; others for his general audience concerts.
To others, he’s
best known for his work in musical theater where he’s written over
a dozen full-scale original musicals, including holiday favorite Old
Befana. And some of Ken’s biggest fans know him only through
his recordings!
Awards
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Parent’s Choice
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American Library Association
• Parent’s Guide to Children’s
Media
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Children’s Music Web (Best Album for Older Children Finalist)
• Wisconsin Area Music Industry (Best Children’s Performer)
• Audubon Society (Environmentalist of the Year)
• Dane
County Kids (Family Favorite Entertainer – 10 times!)
• Best Of Madison (Children’s Musician / Band)
Discography
Davey (And Other Songs) 1983
Minstrel For The Environment—Younger 1983
Minstrel For The
Environment—Older 1983
A Christmas Carol 1983
Lonnquist & Brown 1985
North Wisconsin 1985
Kengos Bongos 1986
A Little Dreamin’ 1986
Do The Unexpected 1987
Cinderella 1989
Reasons 1989
In the Birchwood 1989
Beauty and the Beast 1989
Cleveland’s Lunch 1990
Babar The Elephant 1990
Slow Ride 1991
Old Befana 1992
Welcome 2 Kenland 1992
Earthy Songs for Kids 1994
Sign Songs (Video) 1994
Junestruck 1994
A Place at the Fire 1996
The Circus Kenlando 1996
Weave 1997
Lost Songs of Kenland 1998
Sci-Fi Hi-Fi 1999
Switcher-On of Stars 2000
In the Time of Nick 2001
Earthy Songs 2004
More about Ken’s recordings...