cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins

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Ella Jenkins, "The First Lady of Children's Music," has made dozens of Folkways recordings and earned countless awards in a 50-year career, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy. On this album, some of today's finest folk and children's performers pay tribute to Ella Jenkins with sparkling new renditions of her timeless repertoire. Styles including folk, salsa, country-western, Dixieland, old-time string band, ragtime, and mariachi all come together with a wonderful children's chorus to honor Ella in the best way possible. Prepare to sing along! 18 tracks. 44 minutes. Click here to purchase the DVD of cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins

AWARDS
2005 GRAMMY Award for Best Musical Album For Children

Year of Recording 2004
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Cathy Fink Mary Marxer ; Liner Notes by Cathy Fink D.A. Sonneborn ; Mastered by Pete Reinigers ; Design by Rip Bang Pictures Inc. ; Cover artwork by Dick Bangham

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101	You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song	Cathy Fink	3:12
102	Did You Feed My Cow?	Sweet Honey in The Rock	1:53
103	Dulce, Dulce	Michele Valeri	3:10
104	I Know a Tom	Tom Paxton	1:23
105	Please Is a Pleasant Expression	Tom Chapin	2:29
106	Let's All Sing a Yodeling Song	Riders in the Sky	3:18
107	The World of Whickum-Whackum	Bill Harley	3:05
108	Jambo	Red Grammer	2:38
109	The Union Team	John McCutcheon	0:18
110	Turkey in the Straw	John McCutcheon & Band	3:40
111	The World Is Big, The World Is Small	Pete Seeger	1:47
112	Rushing Around Russia	Mike Stein	0:56
113	The Hukilau Song	Marcy Marxer	3:28
114	Go Miss Mary Mack (medley)	Sweet Honey in The Rock	3:02
115	Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero	Cathy Fink	2:02
116	La Raspa / Fiesta De Niños (medley)	Mariachi Los Camperos	4:05
117	Circle of Friends	Spencer Perkins	0:11
118	Sing Me a Song Again, Ella	University Park Children's Ensemble	3:54

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