Bullfrog Jumped: Children's Folksongs from the Byron Arnold Collection

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Trade Root Music / Alabama Folklife Association
• ASIN: B000M2E3C2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,340 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All the Little Horses

2. Two Little Gentlemen from the Spring

3. Shoemaker Song

4. Old Gray Goose

5. Old Pompey

6. A-Tisket, A-Tasket

7. The Old Gray Cat

8. Too Daddle Addle

9. The Little White Daisies

10. Cornbread Crumbled in Gravy

11. Old Shiboots and Leggings

12. O Johnny Dear

13. Skip to My Lou My Darling

14. Little Sally Walker

15. Paper of Pins

16. Lank Dank Kimo

17. Little Lap Dog

18. Miss Jenny O. Jones

19. All the Pretty Horses

20. Ain't Gonna Rain No More

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A listening experience as truly entertaining as it is authentically historic., April 13, 2007

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This review is from: Bullfrog Jumped: Children's Folksongs from the Byron Arnold Collection (Audio CD)

Featuring forty-two superbly performed and recorded southern folksongs that were recorded live and in the field during the summer of 1947 that mothers, grandmothers, teachers, and babysitters sang to children, "Bullfrog Jumped" is a unique CD recording that is enthusiastically recommended as a core addition to academic and community library American Music History reference collections, and a delightful addition to the personal music libraries of folk music enthusiasts. These were all 'kitchen table' recordings where a portable disc recorder was set up in the homes of ordinary folk who sang their favorite songs just as their parents had sung them, and just as they now sang them to their own children. Here showcases are songs intimately passed down from generation to generation. From 'All the Little Horses, to O Johnny Dear, to Ain't Gonna Rain No More, to Frog Went A-Courting, to When I was a Young Girl, this is a first class collection of authentic folk music. Enhanced with an accompanying 72-page booklet, this carefully remastered CD (and on some tunes you can still hear the noises made by a needle on a vintage vinyl recording disc) provides a listening experience as truly entertaining as it is authentically historic.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique CD, thouroughly enjoyable., December 13, 2010

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Meehlticket (Fairhope, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bullfrog Jumped: Children's Folksongs from the Byron Arnold Collection (Audio CD)

I'm a recent transplant to the gulf coast of Alabama. I was looking for a CD of children's songs for my grandson when I came across this CD on Amazon. How thrilled I was to find a historically important grouping of songs and singers from Alabama. I love the women's voices; nothing phony about them, just honest singing.
About a month after I bought the CD, I happened to be at our local library and was invited to attend a small bluegrass concert. I was surprised to hear (during the introductions) that one of the researchers of 'Bullfrog Jumped" was one of the performers. It was delightful talking with Joyce Cauthen; she is so incredibly knowledgeable about the music and very entertaining.
I enthusiastically recommend this CD. (P.S. I bought two copies, one for me to keep!)