Picture if you will over 100 children, most of them under six years old, sitting on the floor with their families in a huge room, enjoying banjo and accordion music. It was a sight to behold, and I misspoke a little when I said they were sitting. Mostly they (and their parents) were swaying, doing jumping jacks, clapping, sneezing, twirling and generally moving to the music. This is the magic of Jim Gill, a children's entertainer whom I had never heard of until our church invited him to come and perform as the opening program of our music series for this year. I hadn't heard of him but lots and lots of young children certainly have.
What i most enjoyed about the evening, besides the really excellent lively music, was that nobody told the kids to be quiet or settle down. They were there to move and move they did, and so, although we hoped not to be noticed, did a lot of us grandparent types standing around the edges of the room. It was pure fun.
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