A Child's Celebration of Folk Music

Music for Little People | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 1996)
• Original Release Date: April 23, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Little People
• ASIN: B000002M7Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,970 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain

2. See the Sea

3. Crawfish Song

4. Riding in My Car (Car Song)

5. Colon Man

6. Grandfather's Clock

7. World We Love

8. There Ain't No Bugs on Me

9. Swinging on a Star

10. Garden Song

11. Molly and Tenbrooks

12. Little Brown Dog

13. Skip to My Lou

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Children of all ages will delight in the simple melodies featured in A Child's Collection of Folk Music. These story-songs are repetitive and eminently singable. Material ranges from traditional twangy banjo numbers like "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" from Folk granddaddy Pete Seeger to the soulful song-in-the-round "Run Molly Run" by contemporary gospel group Sweet Honey in the Rock. Moms and dads will have the opportunity to share some of their favorite folk artists with the next generation: Michelle Shocked, who does a lovely traditional Irish-minstral-type ballad; Taj Mahal, who performs a bluesy "Little Brown Dog"; and Woody Guthrie on "Riding in My Car (Car Song)." And for all the Deadhead mommies, there's Jerry Garcia and David Grisman performing "There Ain't No Bugs on Me." Kids will particularly enjoy the Cajun boogie of Buckwheat Zydeco and the trip-over-the-tongue island music of Cedella Marley Booker. --Paige La Grone

Product Description

Essentially a label sampler featuring selections from children's albums by Buckwheat Zydeco, Cedella Marley Booker, Maria Muldaur, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Taj Mahal, and John McCutcheon, Music for Little People's A Children's Celebration of Folk Music is filled out by the licensing of songs by Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson, Raffi, David Mallett, and David Grisman and Jerry Garcia (the one newly recorded performance is Michelle Shocked's "See the Sea") to make for a varied folk collection of entertaining songs that range from traditional material to Guthrie's childlike "Riding in My Car (Car Song)," and from Raffi's idealistic "World We Love" to Muldaur's spirited reading of the Johnny Burke-James VanHeusen song from the Bing Crosby film Going My Way. Children may not sing along to all of it, but they will enjoy it, and their parents won't mind. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just wish they had the lyrics printed in the jacket, March 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Child's Celebration of Folk Music (Audio CD)

Love this cd -- it's lots of fun to listen to, the music is enjoyable for both children and adults. It touches on a variety of cultures and styles, and the rhythms and lyrics are fun. My only complaint is that the words can be hard to understand, and the lyrics aren't in the cd book/jacket thing. I'd like to sing along with it, and teach my son, but I can't understand the words sometime!

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early Childhood Educator says this CD is GREAT for kids!, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Child's Celebration of Folk Music (Audio CD)

I was recently at a professional conference and was informed that music produced after 1960 is no good for kids because of the syncopation which makes it too difficult for kids to find the "steady beat" which is critical in developing a musical intelligence. This CD, being all folk music, makes it easy to hear the beat. Not only that but the selections and artists are appealing for adults as well as kids. It's one of those CD's you can enjoy WITH your kids. I happen to be one of those adults who cannot stand Barney! If you are too, this CD is for you!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done compilation, November 1, 2001

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Jim Carson "http://www.jimcarson.com" (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Child's Celebration of Folk Music (Audio CD)

All of the songs on the CD are excellent. I especially like Doc Watson's rendition of the 1864-song "Grandfather's Clock". Buckwheat Zydeco's "Crawfish Song" is also refreshingly good. The kids enjoy the CD immensely and adore Pete Seeger's "She'll be coming around the mountain," but you should be prepared to listen to the first few songs over and over and over as your kids' attention spans wane. We usually just leave the CD playing in the background.

This is a wonderful collection.