Award Winning Songstress Releases Over 130 Purebred Dog Songs

Celebrating Pets Through Songs:

Nancy Simmonds has recently completed over 130 purebred dog songs, which are designed to celebrate and honor our canine companions. The series is entitled Musical Tails and has been made available for download from iTunes.com. Designed to reflect the individual personality, temperament and history of each breed these songs have been known to make pet owners smile, laugh and cry.

   “One of the greatest rewards of producing these songs has been seeing the reaction from pet owners as they listened to the lyrics describing their pet’s breed,” said Nancy Simmonds, a long time pet owner herself. “What I gave through writing the songs I got back many times over in smiles.”

   Nancy began composing dog breed songs in the early 1990’s in Carpinteria, California, after discovering that no similar music existed. “I began madly writing about the popular breeds,” she said. “I loved the process of learning the history of each dog, its terrain, the purpose for which it was bred and then in many cases, I tried to study the music that came from the country of the dog’s origin. After years of writing ‘real songs’ in the music business it turned into a great big fun adventure.”

   To date Nancy has completed songs for many well-known breeds like the German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Pug, Dachshund, Poodle and Shih Tzu. Her collection also includes song for rarer breeds like the Kuvasz, Basenji, Afghan Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Norwegian Elkhound and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

   While Nancy has had a successful musical career for almost 50 years, her passion has always been for her dog songs. “I think these songs help pet owners celebrate & appreciate their four legged friends,” Nancy said. "It seems I could be busy for a long time recording all the registered breeds - and that that makes me one lucky writer!"

In 2010 Nancy and songwriting partner, Alannah Myles, won the USA Songwriting Contest.  In 2012 she also released a new CD of her own music “Tortilla Flats”.  

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Skye Terrier, Border Terrier, Otter Hound, Xoloitzcuintle, Schipperke, Galgo, Catahoula Leopard Dog, Anatolian Shepherd, Shiba Inu and Petit Griffon Basset Vendeen.