Oh Susannah!: News

You can bid on an Oh Susannah musical special event at a silent auction on October 4, 2007 at the Border Cafe in Centreville VA from 7-9pm. Funds will benefit research into liver disease which struck 2-yr-old Josephine, a little friend of mine. Visit Joeyjog.org for more info.

Oh Susannah has just been nominated for two awards in the categories "Best Children's Artist" and "Best Children's Recording" by the members of the Washington Area Musicians Association.

Readers of Family Magazine have voted Oh Susannah Best for Families in the children's entertainer category.

The popular Washington DC performer, Oh Susannah (singer/songwriter Susan McNelis), has received an iParenting Media Award in the children's audio category for her second album, Sing-Song: Music for Children and Families. "iParenting Media, the leading producer of quality parenting content in magazines, newspapers, radio and Internet presents the winners of the Hottest Products for 2004.  A vast array of products was submitted for consideration...We are honoring products that exceeded our award-winning standards as evaluated by a diversified panel of qualified reviewers."

Move your feet to the beat!  Familiar favorites and clever original tunes including "The Cats Go Marching," which won an international song-writing award for McNelis in 2003, a reggae-flavored version of "If You're Happy and You Know It," a California surfin' style "Swim, Baby Dolphin," a prehistoric waltz called "Oh My Dinos," and many other fun melodies for dancing and singing together. Available online at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com and others.

The Washington D.C. area's favorite children's entertainer, Oh Susannah (singer/songwriter Susan McNelis), has just won the Second Place Award at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards in the Best Children's Song category for "The Cats Go Marching" from her release "Sing-Song: Music for Children and Families". The prestigious Just Plain Folks 2002 Music Awards were presented in Hollywood on March 1, 2003. Just Plain Folks is now the largest music organization in the world, with over 20,000 international members. 101,000 songs were entered in the competition by member songwriters and award nominees received coveted invitations to attend the ceremony. The top finalists received award certificates and took part in an L.A. studio session to record the organization's new theme song and celebrate their accomplishments. Oh Susannah also performed her song at the award showcase before an enthusiastic audience of industry professionals.

Susannah says,"As a brand new member of Just Plain Folks, I was surprised and delighted to learn that "The Cats Go Marching" had been chosen out of thousands as a nominee for Best Children's Song. When I attended the awards festivities, I was amazed by the caliber of the competition. As the Second Place Winner, I am so happy and proud to be part of this group of truly wonderful songwriters and performers. Check our Radio Free Virgin on the internet to hear all the finalists' songs - they've given Just Plain Folks a channel just for us!"

The popular children's entertainer and Silver Spring resident, OH SUSANNAH (singer/songwriter/guitarist Susan McNelis), has been selected to perform two shows at the "Open House Arts Festival" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on the afternoon of Sunday, September 10. Get on your feet and dance your way down to the Kennedy Center to experience OH SUSANNAH! She will perform on the Concert Hall Millennium Stage from 12:15-12:45 PM and on the American Film institute Stage from 3:45-4:30 PM. With traditional favorites and originals from Charleston to waltz, zydeco to tango, each song suggests a different style of dance, so there's a wonderful variety that whole families can enjoy together. Also, in response to the anxious requests of her many fans, these shows will be the debut performance of ten brand new songs. The Open House Arts Festival is free and is a great opportunity to introduce your children to the wonders the Kennedy Center has to offer.

SUSANNAH SAYS: It was a little intimidating auditioning at the Kennedy Center. There were many people in formal attire playing classical music. Then there was me dancing the tango with a life-sized puppet singing "Home on the Range". But these are the times our children will remember... when we all danced around together being silly or dramatic, when we waltzed on the tops of Daddy's feet or tangoed down the hall around the corner with Mommy or the nights we got out all the instruments, tupperware and wooden spoons in the house and played along with the music. Join me on September 10th and we'll make a few such joyous moments.