In Classic Folk Songs for Kids, curator Jeff Place culls a cross-section of 26 classics from the Smithsonian Folkways vaults to tell an intriguing story of American signature sing-alongs. The songs’ origins are as fascinating as the songs are fun: centuries-old European ballads, an American Revolutionary tune, 19th-century American folksongs, African-derived game songs, a sea chantey, a railroad jingle, camp songs, and even an opera song! And the singers themselves are a who’s who of American folk music artistry—Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Suni Paz, Tom Glazer, Lord Invader, and many more. 56 minutes, 40-page booklet with lyrics.
Tracklist:
- Froggie Went a Courtin'
- Polly Wolly Doodle
- Skip to My Lou
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
- John Henry
- Brown Girl in the Ring
- Old King Cole
- Green Grass Grows All Around
- La Rana (The Frog)
- I Had a Rooster
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- Miss Mary Mack
- Yankee Doodle
- Rock Island Line
- Big Rock Candy Mountain
- On Top of Old Smoky
- Crawdad Hole
- Oh Susannah
- Goober Peas
- Arroz con leche (Rice and Milk)
- Riding in My Car
- Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Doggies
- Home on the Range
- Shenandoah
UPC: 093074508022
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 7.15.16
Format: CD
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