My Austin Entomologist - The Bug Geek Song

Although it's just me singing for this video, the song "My Austin Entomologist" would belong to a character named Loralynn in the play. In my imagination she's like some of Marilyn Monroe's characters - every male is a potential target, and while sometimes appearing to be a dumb blonde, when she allows herself to pursue knowledge as well as romance, the results can be surprising.

This copyrighted song was composed and performed by "Annie in Austin" and the video was made by Philo in Austin. Fellow Austin garden blogger Vertie's posts about her classes in entomology and nature photography, especially the post "Work It, Grasshopper" provided much inspiration!

The Pond Song

I want to go to the water..... go to the ponds and to the streams...

"The Pond Song" is meant for the hot days of summer, when humans and wildlife crave the many man-made ponds and streams that dot the Austin landscape.
The Roots In Austin characters to whom this song belongs are a mature couple who are both gardeners. It would work well if they sang at least the final refrain together. I haven't given them names yet, but they sound a lot like Annie and Philo, don't they?



This copyrighted song was composed and performed by "Annie in Austin" and the video was made by Philo in Austin.

Spinning, Spinning, Spinning Underneath the Christmas Tree

Dinah, the character who sings "Arizona Ash", also gets to sing "Spinning, Spinning, Spinning Underneath the Christmas Tree" - one of the Christmas songs I wrote for the play Roots in Austin.

It's a sweet and simple tune about a pleasant Austin custom. Several generations of Austinites have gone to Zilker Park in the days before Christmas to spin themselves dizzy under a Christmas tree made from many multi-colored lights suspended from a Moon Tower. People like Dinah were once spun in circles by their parents - now they spin their own children.







Spinning, Spinning, Spinning Underneath the Christmas Tree