1. Yonder She Comes
2. Who's That Tapping at the Window?
3. Such a Getting Upstairs
4. Toodala
5. How Old Are You?
6. Jimmy Rose He Went to Town
7. What Shall We Do When We Go Out?
8. Goodbye, Julie
9. Goodbye Old Paint
10. Sweet Water Rolling
11. The Wind Blow East
12. It Rained a Mist
13. Rain or Shine
14. One Cold and Frosty Morning
15. By'm Bye
16. Jim Along Josis
17. There Was a Man and He Was Mad
18. Riding in the Buggy, Miss Mary Jane
19. Billy Barlow
20. The Juniper Tree
21. Old Joe Clarke
22. Down by the Greenwood Sidey-O
23. Roll That Brown Jug Down to Town
24. As I Walked Out One Holiday
25. She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
26. Juba
27. Run, Children, Run
28. All Around the Kitchen - Peggy Seeger, Traditional
29. I'm Going to Join the Army
30. Scraping up Sand in the Bottom of the Sea
31. Old Molly Hare
32. Oh, John the Rabbit
33. The Little Pig - Peggy Seeger, Crawford Seeger, Ru
34. Bought Me a Cat
35. Hop, Old Squirrel
36. My Horses Ain't Hungry
37. Did You Go to the Barney?
38. Have a Little Dog
39. Froggie Went A-Courtin'
40. Little Bird, Little Bird
41. Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot
42. Poor Old Crow
43. Ducks in the Millpond
44. Jim Crack Corn - Peggy Seeger, Traditional
45. Dog Tick
46. Whoe Built the Ark: Noah, Noah
47. Mary Wore Her Red Dress
48. Pretty Little Girl With the Red Dress On
49. This Lady She Wears a Dark Green Shawl
50. Walk Along, John
51. Do, Do Pity My Case
52. Hanging Out the Linen Clothes
53. Lula Gal
54. Old Aunt Kate
55. What Did You Have for Supper?
56. Baby Dear
57. Johnny, Get Your Hair Cut
58. I Got a Letter This Morning
59. Rose, Rose, and up She Rises
60. What'll We Do With the Baby?
61. Hush Little Baby
62. Pick a Bale of Cotton
63. This Old Hammer
64. The Train Is A-Coming
65. The Little Black Train
66. When the Train Comes Along
67. John Henry - Peggy Seeger, Traditional
68. Every Monday Morning
69. Going Down to Town
70. Sailing in the Boat
71. Blow Boys Blow
72. Fire Down Below
73. This Old Man
74. Skip-A to My Lou
75. When I Was a Young Maid
76. The Closet Key
77. Built My Lady a Fine Brick House
78. Where Oh Where Is Pretty Little Susie?
79. Jingle at the Windows
80. Here Sits a Monkey
81. Go to Sleepy
82. Monday Morning Go to School
83. Hush 'N' Bye
84. Turtle Dove
85. Mary Had a Baby
86. Jesus Borned in Bethlea
87. The Cherry Tree Carol
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At nearly 100 songs and two CDs, I can think of no better source for getting a child hooked on folk music, or, at the very least, keeping him or her entertained over the longest of rainy spells. Mike and Peggy Seeger draw on a huge array of songs about games, animals, dances, fantasies, nature, and travels. Presented as sing-a-longs for children 10 and under, these songs include the playful "Jimmy Crack Corn," "Froggie Went a Courtin'," "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain," "Ducks in the Millpond," and songs of slightly more serious themes such as "I Got a Letter This Morning," "Goodbye, Old Paint," and "Do, Do Pity My Case." --Roy Francis Kasten
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American Folk Songs For Children
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1997-01-14)
- Publisher: Rounder Select
- Label: Rounder Select
- Studio: Rounder Select
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 17 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #92329
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Summary: Passing on traditions 2008-10-04
Comment: I borrowed this item from the Library, and found it hard to return it. We checked it out twice. Finally, I purchased the CD set. My son who is 3 and a half, loves the music. It puts us instantly in a good mood, commuting to work and school in the car. I love it as well, which is a plus. I found myself humming along the tunes throughout the day. The instrumentation is lovely as well. My son always asks me what instrument is playing now. One added bonus for me, is some of the songs I remember my grandparents singing. I love handing down the traditions of folk music to my son.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Songs about murdering children??? 2008-05-16
Comment: I'm completely horrified by the song on this cd "As I walked out one holiday". The idea that a song about dragging a child off to a dark room where no one can hear him scream in order to stab him to death?? And then he's dragged down to the depths of hell?
How in the world is this a cd for children? I'm glad I only borrowed it from the library and didn't pay money to hear these grating country twang hillbillies sing about such awful things.
Please, do yourself a favor and DO NOT buy this cd!
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Summary: Half of what it could be 2008-04-09
Comment: The songs are full of interesting combinations of words and rhythm, but Mike and Peggy often seem to miss the subtle brilliance of the off-beat energy of half of the songs. Most of the songs were done better by their original composers. What is also missing is the intonation, accent, gruffness and uniqueness of the voices of a variety of singers. I get the feeling sometimes that they were trying to rush through the 95 songs just to get them done.
The half of the songs they did well are still worth listening to. The musicians really seem to be enjoying themselves, and that is one of the most important elements essential to children's music. I have sifted through and selected the good ones to shuffle with our other children's songs which makes them easier to appreciate.
In the cd booklet that comes with the discs they talk about adaptation of tunes and words, but they don't credit any of the original artists. Its worth the effort to look the songs up online to find some other singers for these songs.
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Summary: Why oh why 2008-02-03
Comment: Didn't I listen to the sample tracks?
The singer might be to your taste, but not mine. Do yourself a favor and listen before you buy.
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Summary: Folk music preservation 2008-01-25
Comment: In the 1948, Ruth Crawford Seeger published a seminal collection of folk music called "American Folk Songs For Children," a group of 94 songs and instructions for using them in the classroom that hepled introduce folk music into American schools throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
With this 2-cd set, two of her (now adult) kids have recorded every song in the book, with a little help from friends. The songs range from a mere 8 seconds long to almost 6 minutes. It's done in a straight-forward and sometimes playful way, some songs being a capella and some with accompaniment of folk instruments including acoustic guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, banjo, fiddle, and some light percussion.
If you're not "into" folk music, there's a good chance this isn't for you. It may, however, be interesting to your young kids. I have the book too and in it there are many instructions and suggestions on how to get kids to participate in the music, making up dances and their own verses. If you're the kind of person afraid or dismissive of "hillbilly" music or who mainly shops for your kids entertainment at toys r us, I say this: expand your horizons, perhaps, it can only do your kids some good.
I saw the review deriding the female vocal and was prepared for the worst when I got this cd, and I thought it was fine. She sounds great singing an octave above her brother, and conveys a lot of charm on many of the tracks.
I do, however, see this as more of an archival project than a viable "let's listen to the entire 2 cds now, kids!" kind of experience. I think they wanted to make sure an audio recording of all the songs in their mom's book was preserved. It's really a treasure trove of kids' rhymes and fun folk songs, though, and more people should hear it than probably will.
It should be noted that Dan Zanes' kids music "hit" "All Around the Kitchen" came from Ruth Crawford Seeger book.
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American Folk Songs For Children
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