American Folksongs for Children
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Mike & Peggy Seeger
American Folksongs for Children
[ Rounder Kids / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 1 January 1977
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An earlier review summarizes this project as being for ages three to seven, but perhaps this isn't the best target audience for such an extensive project. Above all this set should be of interest to many listeners conceptually, as it represents a labor of love that spans a generation. Brother and sister Mike and Peggy Seeger have recorded the collection of simple children's folk songs their mother, Ruth Crawford Seeger, assembled and published in the book of the same title as this set. Both collections includes dozens and dozens of songs, from the ultra-familiar "Skip to My Lou" to the futile "Scraping up Sand in the Bottom of the Sea." The big question is: Who is it that is going to sit and listen to this whole thing? It is seriously pretty doubtful that most tots in the age groups listed above would get extensive use out of the three-album box or multiple-CD set, although there are individual songs that will be found appealing, no doubt. The more specifically focused collections the Seegers created for the same label or Folkways will find a more appreciative audience among children, as it is easier to see little folk enjoying one disc of all animal songs than wading through this entire morass of material. Fans of Mike Seeger's instrumental virtuosity in the old-timey music arena will also find this material a bit laid-back, since hot-shot picking wasn't the point here. (Kids would like the set better if it was, however). Librarians, music teachers, and other archivists are going to be the folks who really appreciate this collection, especially in tandem with the book. For sake of argument, the best vocal is on "Goodbye, Old Paint." Somewhere along the line the disastrous graphic decision was made to remove the charming black-and-white photo from the cover and replace it with a cheesy, folksy painting of the same scene.
Tracks:
Disc One
1 Yonder She Comes
2 Down Came a Lady
3 Who's That Tapping at the Window?
4 Such a Getting Upstairs
5 Toodala
6 How Old Are You
7 Jimmy Rose He Went to Town
8 What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?
9 Goodbye, Julie
10 Goodbye, Old Paint
11 Oh, Oh, The Sunshine
12 Sweet Water Rolling
13 The Wind Blow East
14 Rain, Come Wet Me
15 It Rained a Mist
16 Rain or Shine
17 One Cold & Frosty Morning
18 By 'm Bye
19 Jim Along Josie
20 There Was a Man & He Was Mad
21 Riding in the Buggy, Miss
22 Billy Barlow
23 The Juniper Tree
24 Old Joe Clarke
25 Down by the Greenwood Side
26 Roll That Brown Jug Down
27 As I Walked Out One Holiday
28 She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Comes
29 Juba
30 Run, Chillen, Run
31 All Around the Kitchen
32 I'm Going to Join the Army
33 Scraping Up Sand in the Bottom of the Sea
34 Old Mister Rabbit
35 Old Molly Hare
36 Oh, John the Rabbit
37 The Little Pig
38 Bought Me A Cat
39 Hop, Old Squirrel
40 My Horses Ain't Hungry
41 Did You Go to The Barney?
42 Have a Little Dog
43 Frog Went a-Courtin'
44 Little Bird, Little Bird
Disk Two
1. Free Little Bird
2. Poor Old Crow
3. Ducks in the Millpond
4 Jim Crack Corn
5 Eency Weency Spider
6 Dog Tick
7 Who Built the Ark-Noah
8 Mary Wore Her Red Dress
9 Pretty Little Girl With The Red Dress On
10 This Lady She Wears a Dark Green Shawl
11 Walk Along, John
12 Do, Do, Pity My Case
13 Hanging Out the Old Linen Cloth
14 Lula Gal
15 Old Aunt Kate
16 What Did You Have For Your Supper?
17 Baby Dear
18 Johnny, Get Your Hair Cut
19 I Got a Letter This Morning
20 Rose, Rose, & Up She Rises
21 What'll We Do with the Baby?
22 Hush, Little Baby
23 Pick a Bale of Cotton
24 This Old Hammer
25 The Train is A-Coming
26 The Little Black Train
27 When the Train Comes Along
28 John Henry
29 Every Monday Morning
30 Going Down to Town
31 Sailing in the Boat
32 Blow, Boys, Blow
33 Fire Down Below
34 Sally Go Round the Sunshine
35 This Old Man
36 Skip-A to My Lou
37 When I was a Young Maid
38 The Closet Key
39 Built My Lady a Fine Brick House
40 Where Oh Where is Pretty Little Susie?
41 Jingle at the Windows
42 Adam had Seven Sons
43 Here Sits a Monkey
44 Go to Sleepy
45 Monday Morning Go to School
46 Hush 'n' Bye
47 Turtle Dove
48 Mary Had a Baby
49 Jesus Borned in Bethlea
50 The Cherry Tree Carol
