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Lullabies are far cooler and more important than you may realise. The most important thing is that they are sung by YOU.  Think you can’t sing? Don’t know what to sing? Don’t know why it is important you DO sing? Then Lullaby: The First Steps is the podcast for you. Lullabies have been part of all…

Marie van Gend in association with Morgan Media


    • Oct 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Lullaby for Hamish

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 9:52


    Lullaby for Hamish was written for my grandson in Los Angeles, I want to share it with you all. I hope it encourages you to create your own lullaby for the small people in your life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S2E7: Hayley's Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 11:27


    Ep7: Hayley’s Lullaby. An original lullaby for Hayley, it is inspired by the zulu word, thula, which means peace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S2E6: Ep 6: The Valley Below

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 21:07


    Ep 6: The Valley Below. This beautiful and moving song is the result of a community project run by sisters Oneewa and Shara. They consulted with twelve women who had experienced post natal depression or anxiety and created The Valley Below as an expression of their shared experience and are minder that you are not alone. A warning that this could be a difficult episode for some. If you feel you need help, please contact PANDA on 1300726306 or Lifeline on 131114. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S2E5: The Midwife's Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 14:16


    Ep 5: The Midwife’s Lullaby. Written specially for midwives, in recognition of the important relationship they have with both babies and their parents. The first verse is also a simple lullaby perfect for anyone to sing to a baby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S2E4: Humming Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 15:07


    Ep4: Humming lullabies. Sometimes it’s nice to not have words, and there are some beautiful lullabies which are just hummed. In this episode we will learn the lullaby from the movie, Pan’s Labyrinth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S2E3: Brahm's Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 22:54


    Ep3: Brahm’s Lullaby. This is one of the best- known lullaby melodies, but few people know the lyrics. In this episode we learn the version performed by singer, Jewel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S2E2: Thula baba, thula sana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 14:20


    Ep2: Thula baba, thula sana. A traditional zulu lullaby from South Africa. It is sung by a mother to her child as they wait for their father/husband to return from work. He has been away for a long time and they wish him a safe journey home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S1E23: Arapaho Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 14:15


    Ep23: Arapaho Lullaby. From the American Indian people of the Arapaho tribe in Montana, this cradle song or‘ sleepsong’ has been passed down through many generations, and was sung to babies while they were on their mother’s back or being swung in their cradleboard.

    S1E22: Lullaby for Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 14:15


    Ep22: Lullaby for Henry. Dedicated to my new great-nephew, Henry, this is my first original lullaby. It is inspired by a beautiful Golden Cloak ritual we used to use for my son Robbie, to keep away bad dreams.

    S1E21: The Gartan Mother's Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 17:27


    Ep21: The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby. An old Irish lullaby written by Herbert Hughes and Joseph Campbell. It includes Fairy Queens and other mythical characters, with a beautiful lilting Irish melody.

    S1E20: Ho Ho Watanay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 11:43


    Ep20: Ho Ho Watanay. A lullaby from the Iroquois people of Quebec, Canada. In Iroquois, French and English!

    S1E19: Hushabye Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 18:09


    Ep19:  Hushabye Mountain. Written by the Sherman brothers for the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang it has lyrics and a melody that will soothe us all in these difficult times.

    S1E18: Nangari Lullaby in the Darag Dalang language

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 14:34


    Ep18: Nangari Lullaby in the Darag Dalang language by Aunty Jacinta Tobin. Earth dreaming, beautiful too

    S1E17: Lullabies in NICU

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 11:19


    Ep17: Lullabies in the NICU. Having a baby in a neonatal intensive care unit can be very stressful for the whole family. This episode discusses how lullabies can be used to help soothe babies and parents.

    S1E16: Sleep On (Lullaby for a Royal Baby)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 17:52


    Ep 16: Sleep On. Composed by Paul Mealor for Prince George, and sung by New Zealand singer, Hayley Westenra in her album Hushabye, this is a most beautiful modern lullaby.

    S1E16: Baba Waian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 11:29


    Ep 16: Baba Waian. A traditional song from the Torres Strait Islands

    S1E15: Little Locket of Long Ago

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 12:01


    Ep 15: Dear little locket from long ago. A lilting song from your great grandparents’ time

    S1E14: Truth from Verity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 10:48


    Ep 14: Truth from Verity–an inspiring interview with a young mother of four.

    S1E13: A Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 12:51


    Christmas episode: A Christmas Carol. A less common version of a favourite carol for the Christmas season. Merry Christmas

    S1E12: Soolah featuring Rachel Hore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 8:03


    Ep 12: Rachel Hore–Soolah. Musician, Rachel Hore teaches us an original lullaby

    S1E11: Rocking Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 10:40


    Ep 11:Rocking Carol. A new version of a beautiful traditional carol from Czechoslovakia

    S1E10: Inanay Final

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 11:33


    Ep 10: Inanay - A lullaby from the songlines of Australian Aboriginal culture

    S1E9: Lullaby Rounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 15:17


    Ep 9: Lullaby rounds. Want to take it up a notch? Find a friend and sing lullabies in a round.

    S1E8: Spooky Men Lullabies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 7:54


    Ep 8: Spooky Men’s Lullabies. Men from the Spooky Men’s Chorale sing some of the lullabies they sang to their babies.

    S1E7: Do it your own way

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 8:31


    Ep 7: Do it your own way. You don’t need to sing actual lullabies – anything will do! Make it up, play with it and just make some kind of noise ☺

    S1E6: An Irish Lullaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 14:52


    Ep6: An Irish Lullaby: If you’re a grandparent you will know this one. It is so lovely it’s time to bring it back

    S1E5: All the Pretty Little Horses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 11:07


    Ep 5: All the Pretty Little Horses: A North American lullaby with a melody that will make your heart sing.

    S1E4: Hushabye Hushabye

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 10:20


    Ep4: Hushabye: A personal favourite lullaby passed down for generations in my family

    S1E3: E moe pepe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 9:38


    Ep3: E Moe Pepe: We learn a traditional lullaby from New Zealand

    S1E1: Goodnight Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 9:01


    Ep1: Goodnight baby. A simple and traditional lullaby starter

    S1E2: Soualle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 6:32


    Ep2: Soualle. Learn a beautiful African lullaby about sleep

    Welcome to Lullaby: The First Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 2:18


    We look forward to bringing Lullabies into your world. Created and hosted by Marie van Gend, Lullaby: the First Steps is for anyone caring for a baby, you don't have to be a mum for this podcast to speak to you. Enjoy.

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