Smithsonian Folkways Children's Music Collection | 
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| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $5.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 24532
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 45043
UPC: 093074504321
EAN: 0093074504321
ASIN: B000001DOB
Release Date: March 17, 1998
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Condition: New in original shrinkwrap! Ready to ship.
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| Tracks:
| • | Riding In My Car (Car Song) - Woody Guthrie | | • | Mary Mack - Ella Jenkins | | • | All Around The Kitchen - Pete Seeger | | • | Ha-Ha This-A-Way - Lead Belly | | • | Merrily We Roll Along - Lord Invader With The Calypso Orchestra | | • | Miwoe Nenyo - W.K. Amoaku | | • | Pole Pole - Ella Jenkins | | • | 'Dreams'/'Youth' - Langston Hughes | | • | Why, Oh Why - Woody Guthrie | | • | I Had A Rooster - Pete Seeger | | • | 'Oksn' - Ruth Rubin | | • | Sur Le Pont D' Avignon - Alan Mills | | • | Benjamin Franklin (Jump Rope Rhyme) - Illinois School Children | | • | Los Pollitos/The Chicks - Suni Paz | | • | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - Ella Jenkins | | • | ABC's - Ella Jenkins | | • | Animal Alphabet Song - Alan Mills | | • | Whoopie Ti Yi Yo - Cisco Houston | | • | A La Vibora De La Mar/Serpent Of The Sea - Mexican Children | | • | Wolf Song/Turtle Song - Irene Poolaw | | • | 'Bedbug' - Arna Bontemps | | • | Skip To My Lou/Four Pence A Day - Pete Seeger | | • | Hey, Coal Miner - Larry Long & Mrs. Side's 6th Grade Class | | • | Among The Little White Daisies - Jeanne Ritchie | | • | Old Bell Cow - New Lost City Ramblers | | • | One Grain Of Sand (Excerpt) - Pete Seeger |
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Album Description
26 songs, play-party games, and poems selected from over 200 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Folkways Records present a panorama of music performed for and by young children. Includes notes, song texts, and a complete list of recordings for children. Well-loved songs and unexpected treasures from Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Langston Hughes, Ella Jenkins, Suni Paz, Pete Seeger, and others.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Wonderful Collection May 1, 2008
I play this cd in my classroom as a treat and the kids love it. I teach kindergarten through 5th grade music and every class loves this cd. They even request it! This cd helps broaden their view of music beyond hannah montana and high school musical.
 Proves that even children's songs can be outdated... January 17, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is one of the least successful efforts by the normally superb Smithsonian producers who comb the archives of Folkways Records to re-issue performancs from the 1940's through the '70's in new combinations. It is uneven, and the international world culture tracks on here, at least to me, clashed with the American traditional songs. Part of the problem here is that children today grow up way too fast, and most kids older than five would be bored by this collection. I know six-year-old girls who are already enamored of "Hanna Montana" and who have already seen the DVD of "Rent" and "Phantom of the Opera" and who have memorized "High School Musical." Woody Guthrie's "Riding in my Car" or Pete Seeger's "I had a Rooster" just won't cut it with today's pre-pre-pre teen crowd. Now in fairness, I do think half of the tracks on here would hold the interest of kids under age five, at least for a few listens. Most of these recordings, however, belong to an era in which television was non-existent or primitive, and somebody in every house played either guitar, banjo or piano and sang for family entertainment. It was in some ways, a better culture, with stay-at-home moms and more active kids, and in some ways, worse (racism, sexism, smoking, poverty, and such.) I hate to believe this, but unless you have an adult who can sing these songs live for kids, I don't see any point in buying this for today's hip toddlers.
 90% good with a few clunkers July 13, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a parent who is trying to get his kids into older American folk music, this is a good fit. There are lots of good, fun songs on here like Woody Guthrie's "Car Song" (or whatever it's called) and Leadbelly's song that my 1 year old likes. There are some really ho-hum songs as well which I personally can't stand, but it beats the Wigglez any day.
There are a few songs about working in a coal mine which some people might see as a "downer", but facts is facts and it's an interesting point for older listeners who might be interested in hearing that they used to make kids work in the mines.
Overall, I like this collection as it's a good representation of early American music that's easy on parents' ears.
Great CD to introduce children to folk music! July 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With all the mediocre or product-pandering commercial music for kids out there, this was such a relief. My 4-year-old loves it, thinks that sound Woody Guthrie makes in "Riding in the Car" is a scream, knows all the words to the songs, and it's introduced her (and me) to some great traditional folk songs. Highly recommended.
Amazing CD! August 24, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this CD. It has a folksy tone with some interesting lyrics. I enjoy the history, the variety and the quality of the recordings. My babies like it, and dance to some of the songs. I highly recommend this CD.
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