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Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways
Various Artists SFW45080
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.
This is the 25th release in the Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series. Click here to learn more about this enjoyable introduction to the diverse repertoire of American music.
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Please enjoy a free download of “Polly Wolly Doodle”
| Polly Wolly Doodle | MP3 | FLAC |
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Copyright 2016 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
| 101 | Froggie Went a-Courtin’ | Elizabeth Mitchell | 3:49 | ||
| 102 | Polly Wolly Doodle | Pete Seeger, Bess Hawes, and Tom Glazer | 1:51 | ||
| 103 | Skip to My Lou | Lead Belly | 2:15 | ||
| 104 | I’ve Been Working on the Railroad | Ella Jenkins | 1:27 | ||
| 105 | She’ll Be Comin’ ’Round the Mountain | Sarah Lee Guthrie and Family | 2:44 | ||
| 106 | John Henry | Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry | 4:08 | ||
| 107 | Brown Girl in the Ring | Lord Invader | 1:49 | ||
| 108 | Old King Cole | Jean Ritchie | 1:11 | ||
| 109 | Green Grass Grows All Around | Sam Hinton | 2:25 | ||
| 110 | La rana (The Frog) | Suni Paz | 2:05 | ||
| 111 | I Had a Rooster | Pete Seeger | 3:55 | ||
| 112 | Go Tell Aunt Rhody | The Ritchie Family | 1:45 | ||
| 113 | Miss Mary Mack | Ella Jenkins | 1:59 | ||
| 114 | Yankee Doodle | Pete Seeger | 1:41 | ||
| 115 | Rock Island Line | Snooks Eaglin | 2:06 | ||
| 116 | Big Rock Candy Mountain | Tom Glazer | 3:10 | ||
| 117 | On Top of Old Smoky | Pete Seeger | 2:19 | ||
| 118 | Crawdad Hole | Cisco Houston | 2:17 | ||
| 119 | Oh Susannah | Pete Seeger | 1:18 | ||
| 120 | Goober Peas | Tom Glazer | 2:03 | ||
| 121 | Arroz con leche (Rice and Milk) | Young Mexican girls | 0:37 | ||
| 122 | Riding in My Car | Elizabeth Mitchell | 2:49 | ||
| 123 | Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies | Cisco Houston | 2:05 | ||
| 124 | Home on the Range | Pete Seeger | 1:51 | ||
| 125 | Shenandoah | Alan Mills | 2:45 |
