Join award-winning DC-based kindie (kids + indie rock) band Marsha and the Positrons for a morning of dancing and singing along to fun, energetic, upbeat songs! Winners of the 2024 Josie Music Award for Children’s Creators/Performers, their clever songs about science and how the world works with positive social messages
The Washington Post says this DC-based kindie (kids + indie) band is “…among the Washington area’s most creative and distinctive” children’s musicians.
Marsha Goodman-Wood
Lead vocals & guitar
Singer/songwriter, guitar player, teaching artist, and former cognitive neuroscientist, Marsha brings her positive, playful energy, big smile, and warm, rich voice to the stage. She’s taught music to babies & toddlers, directed musicals, and given talks about music and the brain. Marsha is also a teaching artist with Wolf Trap.
Ayanna Gallant
Percussion, vocals, trumpet and flute
Percussionist, brass player, singer, and professional voice over artist, Ayanna has been in a number of bands over the years including a big band. She has also been a full-time middle school band director and pre-K to grade 12 music teacher. She is also currently a member of Bele Bele Rhythm Collective, Ayanna is a multi-faceted and multi-talented performer.
David Durst
Keyboards
David Durst has been about to break into music for over twenty years. He is a member of NYC-based Anti-Social Music, Inc, and has played around the DC area with The Gena Rowlands Band and Poor But Sexy. From 2003 to 2017, he was a regular at the Run For Cover benefit series, but with the Positrons, he wears no makeup.
Visit: marshaandthepositrons.com
