Tag: Music Review
“Welcome to the World,” A Valentine for Newborns
You’re hearing the Baka Pygmie people from the forests of Cameroon with parents teaching their children a nursery rhyme about what the heart says.
Dan Zanes and Friends — Rockin’ Children’s Music
That ‘s Dan Zanes and the Rocket Ship Singers with Frank Loesser’s old standard, “Bushel and a Peck” from the CD “Rocket Ship Beach.”
John McCuthcheon’s WinterSongs
That’s John McCutcheon singing about “New Boots” from his “Wintersongs,” CD.
John Lithgow’s Marsupial Sue
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/John-Lithgows-Marsupial-Sue.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/14/2002 John Lithgow’s Marsupial Sue Transcript John Lithgow is really on a roll, or should I say a hop — after his wonderful CD of a few years ago, “Singing in the Bathtub,” and his more recent book The Remarkable Farkle McBride, he’s brought […]
“Red’s in the Hood” and “Beanstock” — Hardly Grimm
That’s part of the theme song for Judy and David’s “Red’s in the Hood, A New Spin on Little Red Riding Hood” from The Children’s Group, a Canadian company that has been producing acclaimed classical music recordings for young people for more than a decade.
Singing the Year to Sleep
That’s part of a Lebanese lullaby sung by Ashraf Sweilam, in which a father comforts his child, the flower of his heart, weaving a soft blanket of his eye-lashes to cover the baby, the light of the child’s smile taking the place, for the father, of the very stars.
The Air Force Band’s Musical Storybook
That’s Raymond Jones narrating the opening of William Steig’s picture book, Solomon the Rusty Nail, with the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band from Langley Air Force Base in Viriginia playing an original score for the story by Master Sargent Aldo Forte.
“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.
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.