thomasina winslow grew up in new baltimore, new york, south of albany. something of a child prodigy, she was nicknamed "tunes" by her brother. she first performed on her father's album "tom winslow", singing "1-2-3" ("one-two-three") as a toddler. she also sang back-up that year on the folk music classic "hey looka yonder (it's the clear water) (it's the clearwater)", about the "sloop clearwater".