As some of you may know, Bangers & Smash has been going since 1987 when Sarah and I finished our training at CM and set out on the road to becoming fully fledged community musicians!

Back then, I was Cathy Tozer, a wannabe jazz singer and singer/songwriter with a love of children’s music.

25 or so years later, I got married and became Cathy Clethero and 10 years after that, I’m changing my name again – to Kitty Pidduck!

Kitty Pidduck was my grandmother – I never met her but my Mum used to tell me stories about her life as an actress, singer and cruise ship stewardess. I always thought it would be lovely to use her name as a pen name and now that time has come as I venture into the world of children’s publishing and media as a writer and content creator.

We’ve always used a lot of my songs and stories at Bangers & Smash and now I’ve created a musical series for 4-6-year-olds about singing and outdoor learning.

I’m lucky enough to have hooked up with a wonderful animation company based at Elstree Studios, KingBee Animation, and together we’re developing the series for broadcast.

It would be great if you could join us on our journey by checking out my new website (kittypidduck.com) and following me on Twitter (@kittypidduck), Instagram (kittypidduck) and Facebook (KittyPidduck).

On top of that, I’ll be premiering some of my songs from the series at a couple of Summer events so please do come along if you can:

Thanks and have a great Summer!