Two things we love in our house: Halloween and Spotify. And the two now merge as I introduce my “Family Halloween Hootenanny” mix for all to enjoy. Christmas has its own carols, so let’s not forget the musical sounds of October super-celebration All Hallow’s Eve. While adults may have the likes of G.W.A.R., Rob Zombie, and psychobilly to enjoy, we need a few G/PG-tunes for the little ones. So, click the link below, fire up Spotify, and light the pumpkin for 100 tunes to terrorize (and more to come).
Kindie artists include
Ann Ruckert
Asylum Street Spankers
Baze and His Silly Friends
Doctor Noize
Erin Lee & Marci
Janet Sirett
Marcia Louis
Marla Lewis
Mary Kaye
MC Chris
Monty Harper
PLAYSOUNDZ
Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck
Roger Day
The Hipwaders
The Sunny-Side Up Band
Trout Fishing in America
And our new favorite:
Skelly and the Punkins
Sadly missing from Spotify:
Sue Schnitzer’s Boo, Cackle, Trick or Treat
And some spooky tunes from:
Bessie Smith
Cab Calloway
David Bowie
Disney’s Haunted Mansion
Eban Schletter
John Zacherle
Nightmare Before Christmas
Rasputina
Shiny Toy Guns
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Spike Jones
The Blanks
The Coffinshakers
The Kingston Trio
The Moon-Rays
Voltaire

[...] If you’re building a soundtrack for tonight’s festivities, it’s good to know that many kindie artists have some fun songs for Halloween. Gwyneth of Gooneybirdkids posted her playlist of nearly 50 such tunes this week. Greasy Kidstuff radio here in Portland also found quite a few spooky tunes to play on Sunday’s show. And Matthew from Nugget Island created a list on Spotify that’s just dandy. [...]