I’m From Barcelona is one of those bands that just happened one day, and grew, adding toy pianos, kazoos, glockenspiels, a harp, drums, and a chorus of a dozen or so voices as it went. Its songs are often about the simple but personal things of childhood — like having a stamp collection.
That’s the Japanese singer, Rikki, with part of a traditional lullabye, “Amami No Kmori Uta,” often sung to baby boys on the island of Amami in southern Japan.
That’s the famous Heritage Hall Jazz Band with their version of the classic Christmas song, “Silver Bells,” on a new recording from Putamayo called New Orleans Christmas.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Celebrating-the-Shortest-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/20/2006 The Shortest Day Transcript The Winter Solstice occurs later this week. It’s the shortest day of the year, and it takes place during what are called the Halcyon days, the week before and after the Solstice. These days are named after a bird, […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jane-Addams-and-Children.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/8/2006 Jane Addam’s Children Transcript It’s the 75th anniversary this coming Sunday, December 10th, of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 to Jane Addams, who was one of America’s most innovative social thinkers and one of its most active, progressive leaders. […]
https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rally-Jacksonville-A-Citys-Gift-to-Its-Children.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/4/2006 Rally Jacksonville Transcript As the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, John Peyton launched a pre-kindergarten literacy program that is remarkable in its scope, its accomplishments, and its support throughout the city. The program is called Rally Jacksonville, and it has quickly become a national model for how to bring […]
That’s the New Orleans group, The Meters, with “They All Asked For You.” It’s their funky tribute to the city’s famous Audubon Zoo, and you can find it on a new CD from Putamayo Kids called New Orleans Playground.
Imagine having this on the CD player in the car, as you’re chasing around from store to store with the kids, on the busiest shopping day of the year, when we’re all obliged to be out and doing.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Maurice-Sendak-Still-Popping-Up.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/17/2006 Maurice Sendak Transcript You’re hearing Jean Shepard reading the opening lines from one of the most important American picture books of the 20th century, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. The Wild Things are turning 43 this fall, but they had already been […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-Childrens-Book-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/13/2006 Children’s Book Week Transcript This is National Children’s Book Week, which has been brought to us every year since 1919 by the Children’s Book Council. This year’s theme is “More Books Please,” and in the Book Week materials that it makes available — […]