Janice Buckner is one of the most heavily booked children’s concert artists, performing over 200 shows each year. She has toured nationally and internationally since 1977, appearing on television and radio, as well as in over 4000 schools and concert halls. Ms. Buckner entertains audiences of all ages with her voice, guitars, puppets and knowledge of Sign Language for the Deaf. She is noted for her exceptional voice, her musical creativity and the outstanding quality of her lyrics.
Since 1992, she has hosted her own weekly radio show. She is a prolific songwriter, her songs appearing on her nationally acclaimed Learn Along Song® Series, as well as on CDs and cassettes of other performing artists. She has been commissioned to write material for schools, festivals, special events and companies such as MacMillan. Ms. Buckner has a dual Masters in Education and English. She received her degrees from the University of Kent in Canterbury, Boston University and L.I. University. She is a permanently certified teacher in five areas: Pre-K, Kindergarten, Elementary Grades 1 – 6, High School English and Junior High Social Studies.Credits include:
Two European Tours
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Queen Elizabeth ll Ocean Liner
Reichold Center for the Performing Arts, Virgin Islands
International T.V. and Radio: featured interviews on London BBC2, Leicester BBC1 and Scottish National Television
National T.V. & Radio, including WNBC, WQXR, and National Broadcast and Cable Shows throughout the U.S.
Radio Host for seventeen years of the Janice Buckner Learn Along Radio Show, aired out of Hofstra University 88.7 FM and heard around the world on the Internet.
Producer of the Award Winning Learn Along Song CD Series