Lomax, the Hound of Music

Lomax, the Hound of Music is a PBS Kids TV series that brings together puppets, humans, live music and animation to promote musical education for children ages 3–7, inspired by John Feierabend's "First Steps in Music" [1] curriculum for music educators. Created by Christopher Cerf, Norman Stiles and Louise Gikow, and produced by Sirius Thinking, Ltd., Eyevox, Inc., and Connecticut Public Television, Lomax first aired in October 2008, and immediately gained a reputation as a show that follows in the tradition of acclaimed educational children's TV series like Sesame Street, and Between the Lions. [2] Sirius Thinking announced that the series would premiere in 2007, but instead premiered in 2008. The last new episode aired on December 29, 2008. After the series ended, PBS lost the rights to the show and Sirius Thinking with EyeVox became the sole owners.

Lomax, the Hound of Music
Created by	Christopher Cerf Norman Stiles Louise Gikow
Written by	Christopher Cerf Norman Stiles Louise Gikow Sarah Durkee Peter K. Hirsch Brian Meehl Luis Santeiro
Directed by	Richard Fernandes Hugh Martin Lisa Simon
Starring	Lomax (Peter Linz) Delta (Jennifer Barnhart) Amy (Amy Miles) Louise and Clark (Pam Arciero, Jim Kroupa) Fred the Conductor (Fred Newman)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Christopher Cerf Norman Stiles Richard Fernandes Richard Moore
Running time	22 minutes (approx. per episode)
Production companies	Sirius Thinking, Ltd. Eyevox, Inc.
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	October 6 – December 29, 2008

However, PBS Kids Sprout aired the show part of their "Musical Mornings" block in 2008, but was taken off in August 2009, where the Wiggly Waffle block featuring The Wiggles took its place.

Lomax, the Hound of Music follows the adventures of Lomax (named after American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax), a good-natured, melody-obsessed puppet hound dog, his fluffy cat sidekick, Delta, and their human companion, Amy, on a tune-filled train ride aboard the Melody Hound Express crisscrossing the musical landscape of the United States of America. With the help - and full participation - of real kids on the train, on location, Lomax and his friends track down the wonderful songs in different music genres and music styles that form the heart of the nation’s most diverse musical heritage on the planet earth.[3]

Classic Children's Songs Used On The Show

• My Dog Has Fleas
• Bill Grogan's Goat
• There Ain't No Bugs On Me
• Aloha ʻOe
• John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
• The Old Hen Cackled
• Buffalo Gals
• All The Pretty Little Horses
• The Horse Stood Around
• The Old Bell Cow
• Toodala
• There's a Hole in the Bucket
• Mother Gooney Bird
• The Old Oaken Bucket
• The Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Alabama Bound
• Skip To My Lou
• Row, Row, Row Your Boat
• Down By The Bay
• Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
• The Cat Came Back
• Kitty In The Straw (Turkey in the Straw parody)
• Whoa Mule
• Oh, In The Woods (The Green Grass Grew All Around)
• It's Raining It's Pouring
• Ragtime Annie
• The Arkansas Traveler
• Miss Mary Mack
• Pay Me My Money Down
• Miss Mary Mack Hip Hop Remix
• I Had a Rooster
• The Bear Went Over the Mountain
• The Other Day I Met a Bear
• My Father's Whiskers
• Jim Along Josie
• She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain
• Turkey in the Straw
• The Duet for Two Cats (Rossini)
• Crabfish
• John the Rabbit
• The Horse Stood Around
• The Long-Legged Sailor
• Polly Wolly Doodle
• Big Sheep (Derby Ram)

References

1. http://pbskids.org/lomax/pt_resources.html
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. http://www.pbskids.org/lomax