The Kerplunks
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The Kerplunks are childrens entertainers. They originate from a Gabriola Island
(Canada) preschool program known as “Melody Makers”.
The Kerplunks comprise of musicians Dinah D, Tina Jones, Phil Wipper and Aaron Cadwaladr. They are a four-piece live band who combine to play over 10 different instruments, from the kazoo
to the trombone. Appearing at festivals and community gatherings, they play reggae to rock and swing tunes to country.
The Kerplunks were nominees for the 2009 Juno Award for Best Children’s Album and winners of the 8th annual Vox Populi Independent Music Awards
for Best Children’s Album "The Kerplunk" and again in 2009 for best Childrens' song "Walk On". The Kerplunks' "Ants Dance" was also nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards
for Children's Song of the year. In 2008 they won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Children’s Album of the Year; Parent’s Choice Approved Award and the Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Children’s Recording.
Gabriola Island
Gabriola Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia, in British Columbia , Canada. Gabriola lies about east of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, to which it is linked by ferry...
(Canada) preschool program known as “Melody Makers”.
The Kerplunks comprise of musicians Dinah D, Tina Jones, Phil Wipper and Aaron Cadwaladr. They are a four-piece live band who combine to play over 10 different instruments, from the kazoo
Kazoo
The kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton, which is a membranophone, a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane."Kazoo" was the name given by...
to the trombone. Appearing at festivals and community gatherings, they play reggae to rock and swing tunes to country.
The Kerplunks were nominees for the 2009 Juno Award for Best Children’s Album and winners of the 8th annual Vox Populi Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Best Children’s Album "The Kerplunk" and again in 2009 for best Childrens' song "Walk On". The Kerplunks' "Ants Dance" was also nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Children's Song of the year. In 2008 they won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Children’s Album of the Year; Parent’s Choice Approved Award and the Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Children’s Recording.