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There are over 200 children's recordings in the Folkways catalog. This is not just a smart collection of 26 of the best items from that body of work; it's also folk music that adults might actually listen to for pleasure, at least for part of the time. There are kids' songs, or at least songs that are fun for kids to sing, from such folk giants as Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Cisco Houston, and Woody Guthrie; Guthrie's "Riding in My Car (Car Song)" is a particular hoot. But there are also tracks from far lesser-known performers, such as children's music specialist Ella Jenkins, and, most importantly, a smattering of cuts from singers of several different continents. There's calypso from Lord Invader, African folk from W.K. Amoaku, Yiddish folk from Ruth Rubin, and selections from Puerto Rican and Mexican artists, not to mention poems by Langston Hughes. It's a fine way to help give kids a multicultural musical grounding without being doctrinaire in the least. ~ Richie Unterberger
Includes liner notes by Anthony Seeger.
Well-Loved Songs & Unexpected Treasures
Liner Note Author: Anthony Seeger.
Unknown Contributor Role: Carla Borden.
Arrangers: Ella Jenkins; Leadbelly. Smithsonian Folkways Children's Music Collection Music Smithsonian Folkways Children's Music Collection Songs | 1. | Riding in My Car (Car Song) - Woody Guthrie |
| 2. | Mary Mack - Ella Jenkins |
| 3. | All Around the Kitchen - Pete Seeger |
| 4. | Ha Ha This A-Way - Leadbelly |
| 5. | Merrily We Roll Along - Lord Invader & The Calypso Orchestra |
| 6. | Miwoe Nenyo - Willie K. Amoaku |
| 7. | Pole Pole - Ella Jenkins |
| 8. | Dreams and Youth: Dreams / Youth - Langston Hughes |
| 9. | Why Oh Why - Woody Guthrie |
| 10. | I Had a Rooster - Pete Seeger |
| 11. | Oksn - Ruth Rubin |
| 12. | Sur le Pont d'Avignon - Alan Mills |
| 13. | Benjamin Franklin - Illinois School Children |
| 14. | Pollitos/The Chicks, Los - Suni Paz :: The Chicks - Suni Paz |
| 15. | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - Ella Jenkins |
| 16. | ABC's - Ella Jenkins |
| 17. | Animal Alphabet - Alan Mills |
| 18. | Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo - Cisco Houston |
| 19. | Vibora de la Mar/Serpent of the Sea, La - Mexican Children :: Serpent Of The Sea - Mexican Children |
| 20. | Wolf Song and Turtle Song: Wolf Song / Turtle Song - Irene Poolaw |
| 21. | Bedbug - Arna Bontemps |
| 22. | Skip to My Lou/Four Pence a Day: Skip To My Lou / Four Pence A Day - Pete Seeger |
| 23. | Hey Coal Miner - Larry Long |
| 24. | Among the Little White Daisies - Jean Ritchie |
| 25. | Old Bell Cow - The New Lost City Ramblers |
| 26. | One Grain of Sand - Pete Seeger (excerpt) |
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