Music
“Daddy-O Daddy, Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie”
That’s Billy Bragg & The Blokes doing one of Woodie Guthrie’s songs for children, “1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ” from a new CD, “Daddy-O Daddy, Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie.
Johnny Marks
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Johnny-Marks.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/13/2001 Johnny Marks Transcript Christmas music, as we know it, would not be the same were it not for songwriter, Johnny Marks. His Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and other Christmas hits have become the audio equivalent to Christmas stockings and candy canes. Born […]
A Child’s Hanukkah
That’s the traditional Hasidic song, “In the Window,” each of the verses of which represent the lighting of one of candles for the eight days of Hanukkah, the Jewish Feast of Light, which begins today.
“The Circle Game- Folk Music for Kids”
"Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids" is one of the mellowest CDs for kids released this year.
Keb Mo’s Big Wide Grin
That’s Keb Mo with the opening track “Everybody Be Yoself” from his new CD for children and families called “Big Wide Grin.”
National Chemistry Week
You are hearing a little of “What is the Smallest Part” from a recent CD about chemistry produced by Kim Mitzo Thompson and Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, the sisters of Twin Sisters Productions.
John McCutcheon’s “Autumnsongs”
That’s John McCutcheon swinging into fall on his “Autumnsongs” CD, the third in his Four Seasons cycle of songs that we’ve been reviewing on this program.
The Monster Mash
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Monster-Mash.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/25/2001 The Monster Mash Transcript Much like Christmas, Halloween has it’s own set of songs that reflect the stories and themes of the holiday. You might call them Halloween Carols. Haunted House, by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons, Spooky, by the Classic’s Four, Moondance by Van […]
Willie Nelson’s “Rainbow Connection”
That’s the incomparable Willie Nelson, on the opening track for his new CD of music for children and families, “The Rainbow Connection,” with one of the most memorable instrumental solos in recent children’s music history.
Eleanor Roosevelt
The first voice you heard was that of Eleanor Roosevelt, followed by a verse from Jonathan Sprout’s musical tribute to this remarkable First Lady from his CD for children, “More American Heroes.”