Product Type: Audio
2000 Awards
(Rounder $14.98 Score:
) Tap your toes and get ready to enjoy a collection of less familiar but engaging folksongs sung by the talented Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen. These are not just cute little ditties made up for the kiddies-this is real music from the late 19th and 20th centuries-pieces of our musical heritage. Banjo, guitar, fiddle, washboard, piano, and even tuba accompany the many songs!
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2000.
Awards
(Singing Tree $10 Score:
) A melodious mix of traditional and original songs sung by Susan Silver accompanied by a Celtic harp and twelve-string guitar, flute, fiddles, bass, drums, and shakers. Real music!
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: .
(Smithsonian Folkways $9.5 Score:) What a treat! Ella Jenkins, the ultimate songsmith for the young, selected 17 of her favorites recorded during the last forty years, including "Miss Mary Mack" and "This Old Man." These are classic folksongs with plenty of repetition and easy sing-, clap-, and tap-along fun. Also newly reissued: Seasons for Singing.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: .
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(Red House Records $8.98 Score:
) If you are a folk music person, you'll need no introduction to Bill Staines. No cutesy songs for kiddies-it's honest-to-goodness music-some somber, some classic, and all joyful. Accompanied by everything from banjoes to violins, congas to penny whistles, guitars to bass.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: .
(Two Tomatoes $15 Score:) You'll find traditional songs such as "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" and "Oh, Susannah" mixed in with some very original and zesty takes on "Fruit Salad Salsa," "I'm Not Perfect," and the rhythmic beat of "Shakin' Down the Sugar."
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: .
2001 Awards
(Souper Music $14.95 Score:
) "Put your hand in the hand of the person next to you" and tell them about this lively songfest for the preschool set! Sue Trainor's collection of songs for kids has variety, humor, and an upbeat pulse. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2001.
Awards
(CanTOO $19.95 Score:
) When we talk about what makes a winning children's audio, this is how it sounds! Real music and witty lyrics, all harmoniously blended by the Chenille Sisters.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: .
(SonyWonder $16.97 Score:) Reissued with four new songs, this award-winning collection just got better. Tom Chapin with guest spots by Judy Collins, Cissy Houston, Michael Doucet, and Ruth Westheimer mixes it up with humor, harmony, and lyrics that speak to mind and heart. If music alone could save the planet-this would do it!
Age: Preschool,Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: .
(David Alpert, D&A Records $12 Score:) We are great fans of Alpert's original collections of children's music that feature banjo, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, and dulcimer-giving his music a rich textured sound that makes you think of being on a porch with a gentle summer breeze. Also: My Front Porch, PLATINUM AWARD '00 winner.
Age: Infants,Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: .
1999 Awards
(Art Garfunkel, Sony $9.95 Score:
) Fans of Art Garfunkel will love this collection of songs including James Taylor's "Secret O' Life," The Beatles' "I Will," as well as traditional songs like "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep."
Age: Infants,Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1999.
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