Award-Winning Children's Musicians Coming to Ashburn

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Award-winning kids’ musicians Andrew & Polly will make their D.C.-area debut with two shows of sweet and quirky, imaginative and fun music on Saturday, Aug. 1. At 10:30 a.m., Andrew & Polly will perform at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna, and at 6 p.m., they will open for the Okee Dokee Brothers on the outdoor stage at the Willowsford in Ashburn.

Kids and families nationwide know and love the music of L.A.-based composer/performers Andrew & Polly from hearing their songs on Nickelodeon’s Wallykazam! as well as the score to the Nick digital series “Welcome To The Wayne.”

Andrew Barkan and Polly Hall are in demand for their sparkling music for grown-up films, TV and commercials, but their true love is creating and performing music for children. The married couple makes no bones about where their priorities lie. According to Andrew, “The commercial accolades are nice, but much more meaningful to us was winning the prestigious ASCAP Foundation Joe Raposo Children’s Music Award for a song from our debut children’s album, ‘Up and At ‘Em!’”

The duo takes time during each concert to demonstrate their instruments, secretly slipping musical vocabulary into the show. While their studio arrangements are lushly layered, Andrew & Polly rely on the audience to act as back-up singers and percussion during their live shows, fleshing out the duo’s quirky instrumentation, which includes ukulele, accordion, harmonica, glockenspiel and assorted percussion.

All in all, Andrew & Polly’s shows are fantastic sing-a-long experiences that focus on children’s participation to keep them engaged.

The Willowsford is at 23506 Founders Drive in Ashburn. For more information, call 571-581-2262 or check their website here.