Caitlin Berka

Cory Cullinan has every reason to smile. His song “Banana” off his debut children’s album The Ballad of Phineas McBoof, clinched the No. 1 spot on XM Radio’s Kids Chart last fall. Zany as it sounds, his music isn’t just for kids… His concept, “rock-opera for kids,” combined with high-level musicianship (the album features artists who have worked with Santana and Huey Lewis, as well as opera singer Nathan Gunn) appeals to a more mature set… The hidden payoff? “I get to work with people of my maturity level, which is the 2-to-11 set.”