Tim Battersby
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Tim Battersby (March 16, 1949-) is a composer and performer of children's music.
[edit] Biography
Tim Battersby was born in Fleet, Hampshire on March 16th 1949 and educated at Lancing College. His father was British diplomat E.W. Battersby, OBE (1916-1997).
In 1977 he composed the music for a Smithsonian Institute film entitled The Last Chance, that debuted at The National Zoo in Washington DC in May 1978.
As one half of The Battersby Duo, he has received 3 Parents' Choice Awards, and an American Cable Emmy. The Battersby Duo has performed at The White House 6 times, as well as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center,The Filene Center at Wolf Trap, The Savannah Music Festival, and Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival. The Battersby Duo has also appeared on The Today Show on NBC.
[edit] Discography
- A Tail of Too Sillies (1993)
- Too sillies two (1999)
- By the Book (2003)
- Color Magic (2007)
