Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 45080

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US Released: 2016
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Froggie Went a-Courtin’: Elizabeth Mitchell (3:49)
02 Polly Wolly Doodle: Pete Seeger, Bess Hawes, and Tom Glazer (1:51)
03 Skip to My Lou: Lead Belly (2:15)
04 I've Been Working on the Railroad: Ella Jenkins (1:27)
05 She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Family (2:44)
06 John Henry: Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry (4:08)
07 Brown Girl in the Ring: Lord Invader (1:49)
08 Old King Cole: Jean Ritchie (1:11)
09 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 Seeger (2:19)
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)
[Credits]
Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Production manager: Mary Monseur
[Notes]
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.