Folk Music Award for Children's Album of the Year; Parent's Choice Approved Award and the Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Children's Recording. Early history Pre-The Kerplunks All members of The Kerplunks began playing music in grade school. Each band member took formal music training and had many years of performances before the creation of The Kerplunks. Formation and early success Dinah D (Desrochers) and Tina Jones originally met in 2005 on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada. Desrochers and Jones were soon teaching their successful musical preschool called Melody Makers on Gabriola Island. Two year later, D and Jones formed The Kerplunks after performing their co-penned original songs for a large audience of Gabriola Islanders as part of a production they were producing called D'Ants in Yer Pants, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. This led to the first self-titled studio album by The Kerplunks. Musical career The Kerplunks (2007) This first self-titled album release was an overnight sensation, surprising The Kerplunks. The band had begun recording this 14 song hit album in 2006 and they had not planned to make a career of children's music but soon discovered that there was a need for catchy and groovy music with childlike themes. The Kerplunks gained wide spread reviews, enjoyed instant radio play with the CBC and other college radio stations, and quickly led to the making of the band's solidification and their second album. An online review of the band coined the phrase "Kid Content Grown Up Groove", which the band continues to use to this day to describe their sound. The Kerplunks gained recognition in Canada through the Juno Awards, Western Canadian Music Awards, the Canadian Folk Music Awards and many international awards such as the Independent Music Awards, the International Songwriting Competition, and the Parents Choice Awards. Most of the instruments on The Kerplunks were recorded by Dinah D (Bass/Banjo/Mandolin/Percussion/VocalsSFX), Tina Jones (Horns/Vocals/Percussion) and Phil Wipper (Drums) with the exception of guests Rick Salt (Guitar), Chad Geekie (Piano and Fender Rhodes keyboard) Walk On (2009) This sophomore album built on the success of the first release two-fold. More themes that kids can connect to, more groovy music for adults to enjoy. This time around, The Kerplunks had adopted Aaron Cadwaladr into their band as a full-time guitarist, making the sound more jazzy and sophisticated. The album was adopted by the library systems across the United States