Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1959
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Chidren's
[Tracklist]
A1 Mazoo, Mazoo (02:56)
A2 Skip to My Lou (02:24)
A3 Shake Them 'Simmons Down (02:33)
A4 Alabama Gal (03:39)
A5 Sally Down the Alley (02:23)
A6 Turn the Glasses Over (02:16)
A7 Goodbye Liza Jane (01:54)
B1 Git Along Home (01:36)
B2 Paw Paw Patch (03:29)
B3 Betty Larkin (02:59)
B4 Jolly is the Miller (03:53)
B5 Pig in the Parlor (01:26)
B6 Great Big House in New Orlean (01:50)
B7 Sent My Brown Jug Downtown (02:04)
[Credits]
Artist and Liner Notes: Pete Seeger, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
To evade the religious prohibition against dancing in certain American communities, young people in the 19th century devised an ingenious solution?they adapted children’s games, which were permitted. The result was so-called play parties. Participants sang creative songs to cue movements, and the events were great “mixers.” The only element lacking was instrumental music. On this recording, Pete Seeger and his young daughter Mika are joined by Rev. Larry Eisenberg in the singing of traditional play party songs. The songs come primarily from the collections of Lynn and Katherine Rohrbough. In accordance with traditional practice, the play parties are sung without accompaniment, save for handclapping. The liner notes, written by Pete Seeger, outline the history, development, and characteristics of play parties, and provide the lyric.
