Album DescriptionThe songs on "Patchwork Planet" celebrate the fabric of community and the beauty of the natural world, weaving together themes of multiculturalism and diversity, animals and the environment, and other topics. The diversity on "Patchwork Planet" extends to the musical styles, which include rock, folk, dixieland, klezmer, Latin rock and choral part-songs. The CD is an "enhanced CD", with extra CD-ROM features including lyrics, sound clips, videos, photo gallery and more. Bill Harley calls Patchwork Planet, "a great album of singable songs about important things." Kathy O'Connell, host of Peabody-award-winning "Kid's Corner" radio show, says: "If you're in the market for environmentally friendly music with some life lessons, a touch of fun, and terrific production values (including lots of kids' voices), check out Patchwork Planet. These are folks with nice folkie sensibilities who ROCK on this album." Grammy nominee John McCutcheon says, "How wonderful to hear family music that combines great songs, great ideas, and great musicianship...all in one package. Patchwork Planet stitches it all together." "Patchwork Planet" won two 2002 Children?s Music Web Awards: "Best Educational Recording for Young Children" and "Best Recording for Older Children".