Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways

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.
Release date- 7/15/16
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
CD SLP: $11.98
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Copyright 2016 Smithsonian Folkways RecordingsGenre(s) American Folk; Children's
Download Liner Notes 
 

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	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