"I've just been listening to Circle of Life and want you to know I think it's a great link in the chain. It's also a challenge to any of those of us who aspire to putting out music with depth and relevance. Long may the Magpie fly!" - Tom Paxton, singer & songwriter A stellar new collection of environmental songs for children! How can I choose favorites on this one? Tom Heidlebaugh's "The Buffalo Song" tells the history of the buffalo while having fun with the play of the sounds around the animal's name in a great, lumbering sing-along. "The Blue Crab Blues" is delightful and funky! Bob Reid's "Water" is a rockin', cool sing-along about the importance of keeping the wet stuff unpolluted. Jay Mankita's lovely "I Am a Dolphin" shines, as does Dan Einbender's wonderful, jazzy "It Really Isn't Garbage" . . . Accompanying themselves with guitars, dulcimer, mandolin, harmonica, English concertina, Native American flute, those distinctive Magpie harmonies and even waterdrips,(!) they're also backed by more of DC's finest musicians. Don't pass this by, possibly their best recording yet, great for all ages! – Aileen Vance, Canadian River Music "Circle of Life sings out for children key environmental messages of our times...these are messages of hope, renewal, and interconnectedness of all living things on Earth." - Susan Carlson, National Audubon Society