Uncle Wayne's Bald-Headed Chicken

Uncle Wayne, who has performed at pre-schools across Hawaii, here presents eight bouncy tunes on topics ranging from environmental awareness to the titular bald-headed chicken. Wayne Watkins (a.k.a. "Uncle Wayne") is--while not in the songwriting class of children's recording artists such as Joe Scruggs or Sharon, Lois & Bram--a decent enough singer and guitar picker. Unfortunately, the lion's share of the video shows "Uncle Wayne" bouncing around a farmyard and a backyard, obviously lip-synching. Broader children's collections may want to consider adding the simultaneously released CD, but visually-speaking there's nothing happening here that your Uncle Wayne couldn't have filmed. Not a necessary purchase. Aud: K, P. (R. Pitman)