Songs Children Love to Sing

Ella Jenkins SFW45042

An anthology of earlier recordings celebrating Jenkins' 40 years of recording for Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. Jenkins selected 17 songs that are especially popular with children from the hundreds she has recorded for Folkways since 1956. The enclosed booklet includes song texts and a list of other Ella Jenkins recordings. "Appealing and immediately accessible to children...pleasurable listening for all ages." —Seattle's Child
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) African American
Keyword(s) Folk songs--United States; Holiday; Music--Juvenile
Instrument(s) Guitar

Year of Recording 1996
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Moses Asch ; Mastered by Airshow ; Design by Richard C. Montgomery

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101	This A-Way That a Way	Ella Jenkins	1:41
102	Miss Mary Mack	Ella Jenkins	1:59
103	Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero	Ella Jenkins	1:31
104	Little Charlie Just Off the Pickle Boat	Ella Jenkins	3:45
105	Follow the Leader	Ella Jenkins	1:49
106	Please is a Pleasant Expression	Ella Jenkins	3:09
107	Many Pretty Trees All Around the World	Ella Jenkins	3:42
108	The Muffin Man	Ella Jenkins	1:25
109	This Old Man	Ella Jenkins	3:53
110	Duke Duke	Ella Jenkins	1:10
111	Ten Green Bottles	Ella Jenkins	1:41
112	On a Holiday	Ella Jenkins	2:01
113	Harmonica for Hanukkah	Ella Jenkins	1:51
114	Stop and Go/Language Lesson	Ella Jenkins	4:34
115	The World is Big, The World is Small	Ella Jenkins	1:54
116	Tu Cantaras, Yo Cantare	Ella Jenkins	2:18
117	The Wilderness	Ella Jenkins	3:15

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