Classic Folk Songs for Kids
Item No.
853510
UPC Code
093074508022
These 26 classic tracks from the Smithsonian Folkways collections tell an intriguing story of American signature sing-alongs. The songs' origins are as fascinating as they are fun! The genres include: old European ballads, American Revolutionary tunes, 19th-century American folksongs,
Description
These 26 classic tracks from the Smithsonian Folkways collections tell an intriguing story of American signature sing-alongs. The songs' origins are as fascinating as they are fun!
The genres include:
- old European ballads,
- American Revolutionary tunes,
- 19th-century American folksongs,
- African-derived game songs,
- a sea chantey,
- a railroad jingle,
- camp songs,
- and even an opera song!
The singers are a who's who of American folk music. The CD includes a 40-page booklet with song lyrics.
Track Listing:
- Froggie Went a-Courtin' - Elizabeth Mitchell
- Polly Wolly Doodle - Pete Seeger, Bess Hawes and Tom Glazer
- Skip to My Lou - Lead Belly
- I've Been Working on the Railroad - Ella Jenkins
- She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain - Sarah Lee Guthrie and family
- John Henry - Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
- Brown Girl in the Ring - Lord Invader
- Old King Cole - Jean Ritchie
- Green Grass Grows All Around - Sam Hinton
- La rana (The Frog) - Suni Paz
- I Had a Rooster - Pete Seeger
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody - The Ritchie Family
- Miss Mary Mack - Ella Jenkins
- Yankee Doodle - Pete Seeger
- Rock Island Line - Snooks Eaglin
- Big Rock Candy Mountain - Tom Glazer
- On Top of Old Smoky - Pete Seeger
- Crawdad Hole - Cisco Houston
- Oh Susannah - Pete Seeger
- Goober Peas - Tom Glazer
- Arroz con leche (Rice and Milk) - Young Mexican Girls
- Riding in My Car - Elizabeth Mitchell
- Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies - Cisco Houston
- Home on the Range - Pete Seeger
- Shenandoah - Alan Mills
Specifications
| Author | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Format | CD |
| Print Age/Grade | Grade 1 Grade 2 Kindergarten PreK |
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