Songs To Grow On, Vol. 2: School Days

Various Artists FW07020 / FC 7020

Pete Seeger, Charity Bailey, Lead Belly, Adelaide Van Way and Cisco Houston contributed to this collection of American folk songs for children, which includes "All the Pretty Little Horses," "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" and "Skip to My Lou." These tunes are accompanied by banjo, guitar and piano.

Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) African American; Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Folk songs--United States; Music--Juvenile
Instrument(s) Banjo; Guitar; Piano; Zither
Language(s) English

Year of Recording 1951
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Cover artwork by Irwin Rosenhouse

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101	By 'M By, The Mail Boat	Pete Seeger	1:01
102	All the Pretty Little Horses	Pete Seeger	1:47
103	The Mail Boat	Pete Seeger	1:14
104	Go Tell Aunt Rhodie	Pete Seeger	1:53
105	Mary Wore a Red Dress	Adelaide Van Wey	1:00
106	The Mocking Bird	Adelaide Van Wey	1:14
107	Fire Down Below	Cisco Houston	1:11
108	Crawdad Song	Cisco Houston	2:16
109	Night Herding Song	Cisco Houston	2:05
201	Hey Betty Martin	Charity Bailey	1:51
202	Going to Boston	Charity Bailey	2:03
203	Cape Cod Shanty	Charity Bailey	1:25
204	Little Brass Wagon	Charity Bailey	2:17
205	The Gray Goose	Lead Belly	1:22
206	The Rock Island Line	Lead Belly	1:48
207	Skip to My Lou	Lead Belly	1:44

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