Various Artists
Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways (CD)

SFW-CD-45080

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.

Track listing:

1.Froggie Went a-Courtin’ Elizabeth Mitchell 3:49
2.Polly Wolly Doodle Pete Seeger, Bess Hawes, and Tom Glazer 1:51
3.Skip to My Lou Lead Belly 2:15
4.I’ve Been Working on the Railroad Ella Jenkins 1:27
5.She’ll Be Comin’ ’Round the Mountain Sarah Lee Guthrie and Family 2:44
6.John Henry Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry 4:08
7.Brown Girl in the Ring Lord Invader 1:49
8.Old King Cole Jean Ritchie 1:11
9.Green Grass Grows All Around Sam Hinton 2:25
10.La rana (The Frog) Suni Paz 2:05
11.I Had a Rooster Pete Seeger 3:55
12.Go Tell Aunt Rhody The Ritchie Family 1:45
13.Miss Mary Mack Ella Jenkins 1:59
14.Yankee Doodle Pete Seeger 1:41
15.Rock Island Line Snooks Eaglin 2:06
16.Big Rock Candy Mountain Tom Glazer 3:10
17.On Top of Old Smoky Pete Seeger2:19
18.Crawdad Hole Cisco Houston 2:17
19.Oh Susannah Pete Seeger 1:18
20.Goober Peas Tom Glazer 2:03
21.Arroz con leche (Rice and Milk) Young Mexican girls 0:37
22.Riding in My Car Elizabeth Mitchell 2:49
23.Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies Cisco Houston 2:05
24.Home on the Range Pete Seeger 1:51
25.Shenandoah Alan Mills 2:45

Published: 2016

Genre: Blues & Jazz & USA
Label: Smithsonian Folkways