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Folk Songs for Young People
Pete Seeger
SFW45024
Pete Seeger has become an American tradition right along with the songs he sings. This recording, first released in 1959, captures and conveys Pete's personal warmth, engaging style, and ability to educate children while entertaining them. He sings old favorites such as "On Top of Old Smokey," "Skip to My Lou," and "John Henry," introducing them as songs "you never hear on the radio,...on jukeboxes,...or on TV...Just ordinary songs which one person teaches to another." These songs have endured as part of the American soundscape partly because of Pete's tireless dedication to their preservation. This album gives a whole new generation of children the opportunity to learn and sing these classic American folksongs. Appropriate for children ages 5 and up.
AWARDS
2002 Parents Choice Recommended
Country(s)
United States
Culture Group(s)
Anglo-American
Keyword(s)
Folk songs--United States
;
Folksong revival
;
Music--Juvenile
;
Storytelling
Instrument(s)
Banjo
;
Vocals
Language(s)
English
Year of Recording
1990
Record Label
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits
Artist Pete Seeger ; Photography by David Gahr ; Design by Ronald Clyne ; Liner Notes by Pete Seeger
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101
Skip to My Lou
Pete Seeger
2:20
102
Blow the Man Down
Pete Seeger
1:10
103
Weave Room Blues
Pete Seeger
0:40
104
The Farmer Is the Man (Who Feeds Us All)
Pete Seeger
1:10
105
Wood-Chopping Song
Pete Seeger
2:34
106
Four Pence a Day
Pete Seeger
1:14
107
Vigndig a Fremd Kind
Pete Seeger
1:01
108
Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield
Pete Seeger
2:59
109
Pepsi-Cola
Pete Seeger
0:58
110
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Pete Seeger
3:16
111
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
Pete Seeger
2:03
112
Oh, Worrycare
Pete Seeger
5:32
113
On Top of Old Smoky
Pete Seeger
1:27
114
Irene (Goodnight Irene)
Pete Seeger
2:17
115
John Henry
Pete Seeger
4:30
116
Dayenu
Pete Seeger
1:35
117
It Could Be a Wonderful World
Pete Seeger
2:46
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