Musical Duo Mom and Pop Raise Spirits at Several Schools

Younger students at Meadow Wood and Spring Shadow elementaries got a treat when they returned to school on Monday – a performance by the Arkansas-based musical duo Mom and Pop.

The interactive performances were a way to “lift the spirits” of children affected by Hurricane Harvey, said Melissa Peter of Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack, who coordinated the performances.

Using a variety of props, Mom and Pop – married couple Bobby Matthews and Virginia Ralph of Eureka Springs, Ark. – engaged the K-2 audience sitting cross-legged on the terrazzo of the Meadow Wood cafeteria with dialogue and arm movements as they performed their original children’s songs.

The musical duo used their own resources to travel and stay in the Houston area for three performances (they also performed at HISD’s Blackshear Elementary), Peter said.

“They said their main goal was to “bring the children joy and some relief from their worries’,” said Peter. “We believe they lifted the spirits of about 800 children during their three performances.”