Family favourites
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known as the co-author of the 1955 hit Unchained Melody, one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.
The six-album set included one of weather songs featuring such gems as How Clouds are Formed, Stratus and Cumulus, and Where is the Stratosphere? Here is a flavour of the lyrics, sung to a folksy guitar accompaniment:
“Clouds that are formed without any up and down movement - this information’s the latest,
“Cooled without rising and sheet-like or layered, sheet-like or layered, they’re stratus (pronounced stray-tus).”
The records were quite successful and the song Why Does the Sun Shine? (aka The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) was even covered by quirky alt-rockers They Might Be Giants in 1994.
An American called Jef Poskanzer has thoughtfully uploaded the songs as MP3 files onto his website and you can listen to them here. Our thanks to Jeff Waddell for telling us where to find them.
More Cloud News
06/16/2008
Take me to the space station - and make it snappy
Arguments still rage about whether NASA’s space programme has been worth all those billions, but you have to admit astronauts take great pictures.
06/12/2008
Theodora’s got her head in the clouds
We can all breathe a sigh of relief - cloudspotting has got the thumbs up from New York’s fashion elite.
06/09/2008
Cirrus clouds make a surprise exit
Cirrus clouds are performing a disappearing act which is taking scientists by surprise.
06/05/2008
Glorious sight over the Pacific
If you were lucky enough to be off the coast of Mexico last month, you might have been treated to a spectacular optical effect known as a glory.
05/12/2008
Corporate clouds on the horizon
Soon our skies may feature Mickey Mouse ears and Coca-Cola symbols, thanks to the latest bright idea in advertising.
04/21/2008
Opportunity rocks on Mars
Earthbound cloud watchers will be glad to know they are not alone.
04/21/2008
China ready to blast clouds over Olympic stadium
China is preparing to fire rockets at any clouds threatening to rain on the Olympics opening ceremony.
04/17/2008
Puzzling attraction of cloud jigsaw
Too much time on your hands? Looking for something to amuse the kids? Then why not try this game.
04/17/2008
Cloud cover theory that’s a hot topic
Fewer clouds may have led to super-greenhouse episodes
03/28/2008
Cool plan for clouds to combat global warming
Cloud lovers will be proud to hear that our fluffy friends may soon be helping to slow down global warming.
03/13/2008
In-flight cloud movie that’s streets ahead of the rest
As experienced spotters will know, low clouds can sometimes line up parallel to the wind to form cumulus radiatus, also known as cloud streets.
03/10/2008
It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
There is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
02/21/2008
UFO or cloud? We haven’t the foggiest idea
Is this a photograph of a UFO, or just a car park on a foggy night?
02/17/2008
Performance takes a look-see at clouds
What do homemade smoke bombs and musical interludes have to do with clouds?
01/29/2008
Chilling display of London’s weather
Two exhibitions in London museums featuring cloud content.
01/20/2008
Cloud art deters graffiti taggers
Never underestimate the power of clouds.
01/11/2008
Clouded in mystery
An unidentified flying cloud (UFC) has been spotted in Hungary.
01/11/2008
Dreamy sounds of clouds
Ever wondered what a journey through clouds might sound like?
12/14/2007
Space probe helping to solve mystery of cloud high-fliers
New images of noctilucent clouds taken by a NASA spacecraft may help solve a few mysteries…
12/10/2007
Ho ho ho - but reindeer lookalike is no joke
A seasonal cloud-lookalike has made the headlines in a New Zealand newspaper.
12/10/2007
Beach bar that mirrors the sky
A beach on the Lincolnshire coast, will soon have its own official cloudspotting area…
11/25/2007
Mostly Martha
Society founder gives Martha Stewart membership to the society…
11/19/2007
Sunset shot has got it covered
Member’s photograph on the cover of the Weather Watcher’s 3-Year Log Book, published by the Royal Meteorological Society…
11/15/2007
Diary of a cloudspotter
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
11/13/2007
Extremely impressive weather stories
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
11/10/2007
Cloudspotting talk at Bridport Lit Fest
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
11/10/2007
Putting clouds in perspective
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
11/08/2007
Lens cap for mountain photographs
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
11/02/2007
Heavenly thoughts
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/31/2007
A real debate about Dutch cloud painting
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/29/2007
Just for the record
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/29/2007
Striking image of cloud power
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/28/2007
Making room for clouds
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/28/2007
Fantastic clouds
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/26/2007
Sky’s the limit when playing with shapes
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/25/2007
Family favourites
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/25/2007
Artist finds clouds a moving experience
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/25/2007
Tuning in to the weather
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/25/2007
Mysterious clouds that are out of this world
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/25/2007
Clouding the issue
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
10/22/2007
Snap a cloud and win a camera
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/29/2007
Cloudspotting from the Air
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/19/2007
Cloudspotting in the Tate Britain Gallery
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/06/2007
Cloud Lookalike Awards at the Port Eliot Lit Fest
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
07/29/2007
The Cloud Appreciation Society on BBC TV in August
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
04/30/2007
Petition Against Contrails
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
04/26/2007
Paraglider’s Ears Nearly Fall off in a Cumulonimbus Cloud
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
04/26/2007
The Cloud Maker of Northern Spain
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
04/26/2007
Getting closer to Noctilucent clouds
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
04/24/2007
A Cloudspotting Gorilla
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
04/24/2007
An Activity Guide for Teachers
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
02/07/2007
Shocking poem highlights similarities between clouds and women
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
02/06/2007
Holes over Louisiana
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
02/05/2007
Martian Clouds
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
11/20/2006
Plankton: The New Cousins of Clouds
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The clouds from above – high above…
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Constable - The Great Cloud Painter
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Immersed in the clouds of Bolivia
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The cloud called Hector
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
A satellite is sent up to study May’s Cloud of the Month
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
A fantastic view of the sky, from the depths of the Paris Metro
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Clouds on your TV
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The 24-hour Tablecloth
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Hippy students create a Cloud game
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
A member explores 3D Cloud photography
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Truth of the Sky, by John Ruskin
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Construction starts on an enormous cloud in Rome
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
An Article in the US local press covers the Cloud Appreciation Society
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Snowflake Man
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
A Cloud Photography Book
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
An Artist Collecting Cloud Photographs
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Cloud Wall Chart
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Cloud Diary Number Two
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Sky Above London
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Mystery Storms
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Cloud Harp
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
The Cloudman Cometh
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Man-Made Clouds That Aren’t Contrails
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Jack Borden and For Spacious Skies
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
09/07/2006
Cloudspotter and Stamp Collectors Unite
At last - something to listen to as you discuss the finer points of cloud formation with the rest of the family.
Our middle-aged American members may remember a series of educational children’s songs dating from the late 1950s called Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret. Zaret is best known […]
07/17/2006
Clouds on Speed
There’s nothing quite as mesmerizing as watching time-lapse clouds.
