Laura Marling has surprised fans with the release of a new album for children, which sees the acclaimed British singer-songwriter covering songs by the legendary Canadian children’s performer, Raffi. Titled Laura Sings Raffi, the record arrived today (June 5, 2026) and is available now across all major streaming platforms and on CD.
The album features 17 tracks, blending iconic songs written or popularized by Raffi with other selections that Marling has recorded in a style reflective of the children’s music pioneer. Raffi, who was famously dubbed “the most popular children’s entertainer in the English-speaking world” by The Washington Post, has long been a source of inspiration for Marling.
“Laura Sings Raffi marks a logical next step for me, but it’s not only a desire for tolerable children’s music that landed me here,” Marling explained in a statement. “Having discovered Canadian songwriter and children’s entertainer, Raffi, while living in North America, I developed a love for his sincere, deadpan renditions of both his original songs for the very young and those plucked from the canon — all before I even had children of my own.”
She continued, “These covers, though not all Raffi originals, are delivered in homage to his style and ethos, that being not only a respect for children and his expert attendance to what entertains them, but also to his wider audience — the parents whom he has blissfully attended also. Be funny, be kind, and never patronise.”
The release includes a cover of Raffi’s 1980 hit ‘Baby Beluga’. Fans can also listen to the full album via the embed below.
The ‘Laura Sings Raffi’ Tracklist
The full tracklist for the new album is as follows:
- ‘Peanut Butter Sandwich’
- ‘Baby Beluga’
- ‘The More We Get Together’
- ‘Mr Sun’
- ‘Five Little Frogs’
- ‘Six Little Ducks’
- ‘I Wonder If I’m Growing’
- ‘Down By The Bay’
- ‘One Light, One Sun’
- ‘Robin in the Rain’
- ‘Thanks A lot’
- ‘Listen To The Horses’
- ‘Willoughby Wallaby’
- ‘Going To The Zoo’
- ‘Biscuits In The Oven’
- ‘Everything Grows’
- ‘Going On a Picnic’
This surprise project follows Marling’s eighth studio album, Patterns In Repeat, which was released in October 2024. That record featured singles such as ‘Patterns’, ‘No One’s Gonna Love You Like I Can’, and ‘Child Of Mine’.
