Blaine resident Dana Cohenour has been creating children’s music for over three decades. Her eighth children’s album, Wonder FULL, is set to release Aug. 15.

Cohenour started her career playing in piano bars in New York City. She found her niche in children’s music after writing lullabies for her nephew in 1994. The lullabies became her first album, and she never looked back.

“It brought me so much joy, performing for children, to be out there in the sunshine, smiling, and they’re jumping right into the music and smiling back at me,” Cohenour said. “It was a lot better than the 2 a.m. in the smokey bar, so I never really went back to doing the late night thing.”

Cohenour has received 45 national awards for her music over the course of her career. She attributes the success of her music

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