| Lomax, the Hound of Music | |
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| Created by | Christopher Cerf Norman Stiles Louise Gikow |
| Written by | Christopher Cerf Norman Stiles Louise Gikow Sarah Durkee Peter K. Hirsch Brian Meehl Luis Santeiro |
| Directed by | Richard Fernandes Hugh Martin Lisa Simon |
| Starring | Lomax (Peter Linz) Delta (Jennifer Barnhart) Amy Miles (herself) Louise and Clark (Pam Arciero, Jim Kroupa) Fred the Conductor aka Fred Newman (himself) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Christopher Cerf Norman Stiles Richard Fernandes Richard Moore |
| Production location | Mississippi |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx. per episode) |
| Production companies | Sirius Thinking, Ltd. Eyevox, Inc. Connecticut Public Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS Kids |
| Release | October 6 – December 29, 2008 |
Lomax, the Hound of Music is a 2008 American children's television series using puppets, humans, live music and animation. Its intentions were to promote musical education for children ages 3–7, inspired by John Feierabend's "First Steps in Music" curriculum for music educators.[1] It was created by Christopher Cerf, Norman Stiles and Louise Gikow, and produced by Sirius Thinking, Ltd., Eyevox, Inc., and Connecticut Public Television. Lomax first aired on October 6, 2008 to positive reception from parents and critics.[2] It was initially announced that the series would premiere in 2007, but was instead released in 2008. The series faced cancellation on December 29, 2008, concluding after just 13 episodes. Following the cancellation, PBS relinquished the rights to the show, with Sirius Thinking assuming the primary ownership. In 2010, certain PBS stations revealed plans to rerun the series for a brief period.
Lomax, the Hound of Music followed the adventures of Lomax (named after American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax), a good-natured, melody-obsessed puppet hound dog, his fluffy cat sidekick, Delta, and their human companion, Amy. The three traveled across the United States on a steam train named the Melody Hound Express, and explored songs in different music genres and music styles.[1]
