The original singer of the song "Catching Loaches" is Bao Meisheng.

"Catching Loaches" is a song sung by Bao Meisheng, which is included in the album "Songs of Bao Meisheng". The song was composed in 1975. It was not a children's song at first, but a campus folk song. It was later covered by Ye Jiaxiu. This song describes the children's eagerness to catch loaches after the rain, showing a moving picture of playing in the fields and experiencing the happy mood of children playing in nature. The focus is on allowing students to experience the childlike emotional experience of the mountains and wilds brought by music and feel the beautiful nature.

Bao Meisheng, born in Taiwan in 1958, is one of the most representative folk singers in the 1970s. Graduated from the History Department of National Taiwan University and was the winning singer of the first Golden Rhyme Award. Bao Meisheng's voice is clear and childlike, and is highly recognizable among many folk singers. Because of the uniqueness of his voice, he was extremely popular with listeners when folk songs were at their peak. In one month, four albums were published, including "Songs of Bao Meisheng - You Waiting for Me Deep in the Sunset", "Monologue under the Sky", "That Pot of Fire" and "Woodcutter's Song".

Character Profile

Bao Meisheng grew up in Taichung. Bao Meisheng is the youngest girl in the family. Her two sisters and one brother love her very much. His father worked in an airline company and has retired; his mother is a primary school teacher. When she was studying, she would run home whenever she had a vacation, no matter how short it was. But now that I'm at work, it's not so easy to go back.

After graduating from high school and taking the joint entrance examination, she had a long vacation. Bao Meisheng liked to eat mung bean soup. I was afraid of burning it dry and didn't want to stare at the stove, so I picked up my brother's guitar, fumbled around casually, and with the guidance of my brother's classmates, I spent the summer vacation happily. At that time, I didn’t have many choices when it came to singing, and I mainly focused on American folk songs that I could find in songbooks. Speaking of singing, according to my mother, I have loved singing since I was a child. My brothers, sisters and mother also like singing.

When she was in the first grade of elementary school, she was lying in bed listening to her mother teach her to sing "Green Island Serenade". This scene is still unforgettable. When I first learned how to play the guitar, I played the guitar on the stairs in the kitchen and sang "Plum Blossom" with my mother. It was really a family affair.