tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91843096933308088382024-03-13T11:51:57.404-07:00Funky MamaFunky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-3971208462468395502010-10-13T17:07:00.000-07:002010-10-13T17:09:38.065-07:00 Closer To YouEvery dayI get a little bit closer.Every wayTo You.All I saygets me a little bitcloser, closercloser to You.Closer to You.Closer to You.With a love like this, it's all I can do. Every dayI walk a little bit closer.Every wayto You.Here I stayjust a little bit closer, closercloser to You.Closer to You.Closer to You.With a love like this,it's all I can do. And the fire won't touch my Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-20758942545286309082010-01-03T21:30:00.001-08:002010-01-03T21:36:15.843-08:00New CD look!Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-21412086079179085612009-12-23T11:31:00.000-08:002009-12-23T12:05:40.112-08:00Title Track from Funky Mama's upcoming CD~"Sing!" Hey all! Here's the title cut, "Sing!" from my upcoming CD. I'll release it in February!I'm going to be giving away several copies through blog sites of some Funky Mama friends and will post those here and on my Facebook page. Enjoy!Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-8140009912574837162009-12-17T18:23:00.000-08:002009-12-18T04:35:27.723-08:00New lullaby from Funky Mama's new CD!Here's "Songbird" from my new CD, "Sing!" The CD will be available in February 2010!Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-14962468820457487052009-12-03T04:13:00.000-08:002009-12-03T04:21:45.376-08:00NEW FUNKY MAMA CD IN FEBRUARY!The new Funky Mama CD, "Sing!", will be available starting in February!It's 14, incredibly funky and soulful tracks. One track, "Bananas Foster," was co-written with Ezra Idlet of Trout Fishing In America. You're gonna love it....And...I will be presenting a revamped, updated website in January! http://www.funkymamamusic.com/More to come!Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-47255655034332568292009-06-24T04:52:00.000-07:002009-06-24T04:53:42.717-07:00FIND ME ON FACEBOOK!Here's the link to my FB page. Let's be friends, shall we? www.facebook.com/funkymamaFunky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-80613040608222102402009-06-17T12:41:00.000-07:002009-06-17T12:48:04.753-07:00KICKIN' CANCER CONCERT My friend and fellow Kansas City kindie rocker, Jim "Mr. Stinkyfeet" Cosgrove, and I will be performing at theKICKIN' CANCER CONCERT on Saturday, August 22, in Prairie Village, Kansas. 10:30-11:30am.$5.00 per person.Now...let me tell you WHY you must go and WHY we are doing this....My best friend's husband is currently battling cancer and is anxiously waiting and praying on remission status. Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-27939050564098431342009-05-25T13:32:00.000-07:002009-05-25T13:34:42.457-07:00Funky Mama live performances at the KC Jiggle Jam 2009!Moo Juice (It's a sing-a-long!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubQDW2UFg8 Bananas Foster (Lyrics included, so SING OUT!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTfmk0R6fYkFunky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-24035200483169718032009-05-24T18:36:00.000-07:002009-05-24T18:43:10.700-07:00KC JIGGLE JAM 2009!Here are a couple links to pics of the 2009 Kansas City Jiggle Jam on my Facebook page:DAY ONE--KC JIGGLE JAMhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=258863&id=880650493&saved#/album.php?aid=258537&id=880650493DAY TWO--KC JIGGLE JAMhttp://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=880650493#/album.php?aid=258863&id=880650493Quick Clip of Funky Mama's Saturday sethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-8895814290103164462009-05-15T06:25:00.001-07:002009-05-15T06:26:44.980-07:00FUNKY MAMA VIDEOS!!Hi there! All Funky Mama videos can be found at: www.youtube.com/funkymamakristaeyler Enjoy! Rock out! Sing along!Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-20741474005826443252009-03-19T05:16:00.001-07:002009-03-19T05:28:19.812-07:00Moo Juice: The Musical is finished!Get married....check.Have children....check.Write a musical....CHECK!!!Moo Juice: The Musical is finished and you can hear tunes from my show at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/user/funkymamakristaeyler (All my YouTube videos are there, so just look for the Moo Juice:The Musical logo.) Also, check out the following link to hear the song I did with Trout Fishing In America--"Bananas Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-48520066379322921572009-02-18T13:12:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:53:33.898-08:00Recording with Trout Fishing In America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC2gJRHsTYQI just got back from a great day and a half in Prairie Grove, Arkansas with Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood of Trout Fishing In America. We recorded a tune Ezra and I wrote called "Bananas Foster." Very funky and fun. The above link will take you to a rough first mix and we still have some tweaking to do, but I wanted to share the musical love. (And if youFunky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-54357468625696569682009-02-14T06:31:00.000-08:002009-02-14T06:36:32.562-08:00Recording with Ezra of Trout Fishing In AmericaI will be heading to Prairie Grove, Arkansas this week to record the song "Bananas Foster" with Ezra Idlet of the Grammy-nominated Trout Fishing In America! (By the way, if you haven't gotten their new CD "Big, Round World," you need to. It's worth it for the whole family!)Ezra and I wrote the song last year at the KC Jiggle Jam. Just killing time in the green room!Hopefully, Keith will come on Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-31364336036387832352009-02-14T06:26:00.001-08:002009-02-14T06:28:35.495-08:00Recording the musical continues....Soprano extraordinare Cheryl Clark helped me out this week with the character of Ms. Patty, the daycare director. Wonderful lady!Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-1499645576303730982009-02-14T06:22:00.000-08:002009-02-14T06:25:58.424-08:00New videos of Funky Mama fans!Rock out, Lucy! That's all I have to say. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm3jFwYLbzM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLEZs57fq8Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-70559481580568823212009-01-19T21:10:00.000-08:002009-02-14T06:30:42.857-08:00Recording my Musical....take one!Since November, I've been recording and scoring my musical (Moo Juice: The Musical) and the process is about 75% complete. Lots of revisions......and so much work to be done.My first singer, Joel Morrison, came in and did a wonderful job for the show rehearsal CD. Director Barb Nichols also sat in for a listen at Markosa Studios in Roeland Park, KS.(The same studio at which I recorded my Moo Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-7260379688070050972008-12-02T11:23:00.000-08:002008-12-02T11:38:19.108-08:00Funky Mama accepted as Kansas Arts Commission Roster ArtistComing to a Kansas school near you...Funky Mama! Ta-daaaaah!I've been accepted to the Kansas Arts Commission Artist Roster for Fiscal Year 2010. It basically means I'll be included in the roster of touring artists for hire in the state of KS. Just an official stamp of approval for folks to have Funky Mama as their guest in schools or other programs.Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-8751773126405605762008-12-02T11:21:00.000-08:002008-12-02T11:22:47.263-08:00Funky Mama Moo Juice Review in the School Library Journalhttp://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6618443.html?industryid=47072#MusicMoo Juice. CD. 36:30 min. Funky Mama Music. 2008. $12.PreS-Gr 1—Krista "Funky Mama" Eyler brings a tremendous amount of energy and excitement to this collection of 15 original songs and two adaptations. Whether she is evoking a Cajun beat, rocking with the electric guitar, creating a revival feel, or singing a balladFunky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-1285872769689133632008-11-26T14:15:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:00:06.333-08:00Funky Mama on Hatteberg's PeopleLarry Hatteberg of KAKE-TV, Wichita, KS, was kind enough to feature me as one of his "Hatteberg's People."very fun day! Thank you, Larry!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM1U3wIKkd0http://www.kansaspeople.com/ Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-18505768176374354522008-11-16T17:53:00.000-08:002008-11-16T18:05:47.517-08:00Moo Juice: The Musical...begins!Well....here I go.This week marks the beginning of Moo Juice: The Musical, officially. I'll be in the studio starting this week and will be there off and on (as a working-mommy-schedule allows) until the scoring of it is complete. Blah, blah--getting it to sheet music, basically.It requires electric guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, and some REALLY good singers. I'm lucky that I have Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-90729223648276494402008-10-21T18:32:00.000-07:002008-10-21T18:45:06.706-07:00Moo Juice review and Funky Mama newsHere's a new mention at Children's Music That Rocks for Moo Juice! Thank you!Also, I've taken a bit of a break from Funky Mama performing this last month due to my portrayal of Patsy Cline in "Always, Patsy Cline" here in Kansas. We were sold out every night and finished our 59th performance this last Sunday night. (We will be bringing the show back next December! Guess you'd better get tickets Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-81482819981552208552008-09-29T08:59:00.000-07:002008-09-29T09:03:35.620-07:00Funky Mama featured in Tot Trends Weeklyhttp://www.tottrendsweekly.com/current-issue.php?id=P1516Funky Mama's Moo Juiceis featured this week in Tot Trends Weekly!Check out the link and the magazine. So fun!Here's what they had to say: Get your groove on with Funky Mama. "Moo Juice" is the fantastically fun rock 'n roll creation that keeps the kids movin'. "Freeze Dance", "My Dad Rocks", and "Hot Time in the Old Town" are our personal Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-1148023461723848642008-09-27T13:24:00.000-07:002008-09-27T13:25:48.314-07:00KC KIDS Music review!http://www.kckidsfun.com/2008/09/kc-kids-music-krista-funky-mama-eyler/KC Kids MUSIC - Krista “Funky Mama” EylerIf you’ve spent any time on the Kansas City kids’ festival, fair or storytime circuit over the past few years, you’ve surely had the fantastic opportunity to experience a Funky Mama performance. Krista Eyler, a.k.a. Funky Mama, is a local mom (and former television reporter) who knows Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-17157496548012463382008-09-22T12:09:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:24:07.889-07:00Moo Juice Review from the Opinionated ParentNew review of Moo Juice: http://www.theopinionatedparent.com/2008/09/22/road-trip-tunes-funky-mamas-moo-juice/Thanks!I've been working a bunch and in the throws of a new Fall preschool schedule. I'm also performing in a real grown-up musical! Always, Patsy Cline. Here's the link if you're in the KC area this month:www.chestnutfinearts.comFunky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184309693330808838.post-90619757248582589142008-09-09T11:02:00.000-07:002008-09-09T11:08:35.949-07:00LaLa Girl Review of Moo Juice! And CD giveaway...(How have I not seen this wonderful blog?) Hope you enjoy it, too, and the review of Moo Juice.http://reviews.lalagirl.org/2008/09/09/funky-mama-moo-juice-giveaway/Thanks for loving the CD as much as I do, Laura! You can stalk me anytime. :)Funky Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306565970381930085noreply@blogger.com2