Speeney, Spawney, Go to the Moon

This collection of “hushabyes” for voice, cello and piano is guaranteed to enhance relaxation in even the most restless adults and children! Candy Forest, joined by renowned cellist Emil Miland and guest vocalist Ben Mordush, gently invite listeners to the Land of Nod in this set of elegant arrangements of lullabies old and new. Winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Award for Recording Excellence.

Back Story

Finding the right cellist to play with me on this recording of lullabies took attending a lot of cello concerts over a couple of years. Finally, on my way to a rehearsal with the Singing Rainbow kids, I heard the perfect cello voice literally “emanating from above” in the Sanctuary of the Noe Valley Ministry. I asked my friend Karen Heather who it was and she said, “Oh, it’s Emil; Isn’t he divine?” I replied, “Yes, and I need his phone number.”

Emil and I immediately got to work on the songs I had chosen for the project and by the time we finished the CD, we were close friends and have remained so for 25+ years. My brother Benjamin brought his warm baritone singing voice to the proceedings and we won a third Parents’ Choice Gold Award for this CD.

To this day, I still meet people who happily fell asleep to this music as both babies and grown-ups. One of our friends heard this music before he was born and started playing the cello at the age of 4. He’s now an accomplished performing musician as well as a doctor! This collection is still being given to expectant parents and we talk of perhaps making a sequel one of these days.