The Battersby Duo.Performing Arts brochure

The Award Winning Musical Comedy Team for Children and Families with an Educational Twist

Tim and Laura ,the incomparable Musical Comedy Duo for Children and Families, are a “banquet of silliness, designed to please the most refined of juvenile palates,” says The American Library Association. Their concerts are a mixture of high energy bee-bop, with a dash of do-wop and liberal doses of interactive theatrics “A must see,” writes The Washington Post. ”Hilarious fun” says The St. Petersburg Times ”A guaranteed hit,” says Wolf Trap.” The Battersby’s are naturals for our audiences.” Sesame Street. calls The Battersby’s, “A top notch Duo, “ while Fred Rogers writes, ”We will remember with pleasure that The Battersby’s are a part of our neighborhood.”

The Battersby Duo has been performing together for 25 years. They have won an ACE. Award and been nominated for three more. The Battersby’s have received three Parents Choice awards for excellence and have performed 6 times for The President and First Lady of the United States . They have appeared on The Today Show on NBC, in addition to guest spots on ABC, PBS and the Fox Morning Show. They have been Keynote Speakers at numerous Early Childhood Conferences, and have performed at The Kennedy Center, The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, The Levitt Pavilion The Fairfax Fair and The Spoleto Festival in Charleston S.C They tour 300 days a year, promoting literature and education in Schools, Libraries, Theatres and Festivals, and are considered to be one of the finest Comedy Teams for Children and Families in the USA Today.

Goofy wacky and whimsical are all adjectives to describe the musical antics of The Battersby Duo. Beneath the façade of silliness, The Battersby’s offer honest non-threatening glimpses into a child’s world of understanding and imagination. They have written more than 300 songs for the under 12 set, and have recorded a number of best selling CD’s. Their songs are all over the stylistic map, with lessons on primary colors, barnyard animals, family togetherness and the dignity due to those who are different. “Their performance is a banquet of silliness, designed to please the most refined of juvenile palates.” Booklist .Their unique harmony laced style of music, blends the blues with the 50’s and folk with the 90’s. Couple these ingredients with a dash of comedy, a hint of vaudeville and liberal doses of interactive theatrics and you begin to understand why every Battersby concert is a pediatric Monty Python- esque extravaganza.

"When Mr. Tim and Ms Laura go on stage, it's "Kiddy Vaudeville," complete with songs, sight gags and one liners. Kids go bananas for The Battersby Duo." The Tampa Tribune “Rarely do our marble walls and chandeliers witness such levels of silliness, as The Battersby’s inspire in their audiences of Children and Parents.” The Kennedy Center