Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids

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Instead of going round and round and round trying to narrow a meandering genre for Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids, Music for Little People limited its songwriting players to a certain era. So break out your bandana and loosen up about letting the kids wear tie-dye, because a hippy-happier mood is hard to find these days. It's not that the 13 songs collected here serve only to spread good vibes--"You've Got a Friend" does more to remind us how we'd feel without one, and "Puff the Magic Dragon" could knock the wind out of even the most freewheeling spirits--but the boys and girls enlisted to perform these tracks clearly were feelin' groovy come recording time. "If I Had a Hammer (the Hammer Song)" and "If You Want to Sing Out," both led by what sounds like a mighty and stuffy-nosed 6-year-old, carry the lyrical capacity to temporarily ease 21st-century strife, real or imagined. So do "Happiness Runs" and "Moon Shadow," which even when delivered by crooners too young to wax philosophical can't help but impart a near-mystical hopefulness. "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Both Sides Now," and "The Circle Game" pull a similar sleight of hand, sparking a winding, shifting sort of introspection. For a finale, "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" couldn't be more fitting. Spin this disc and count on not only raising just-aroused consciences, but also on kick-starting a renewed karmic wave of harmony and lyrical insight. --Tammy La Gorce

Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids, Music, Various Artists, Children's Collections, Childrens, Michael Bannett and other award-winning young singers celebrate contemporary folk music with great arrangements of kid-friendly songs from Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Peter Paul & Mary, and others., Pop

Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids
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Fabulous Folk

Chipmunk Folk

Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Music Little People
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
General | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005NTQ1
Release Date: 2001-09-04

Mr. Tambourine Man - Tahkus Ekedal
Puff The Magic Dragon - Carrie Brandon
Happiness Runs - Bernie Steinberg
If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - Carrie Brandon
The Circle Game - Bernie Steinberg
Shower The People - Michael Bannett
You've Got A Friend - Shoshana Bush
There Is A Mountain - Sudhananda
El Condor Pasa - Michael Bannett
If You Want To Sing Out - Carrie Brandon
Moon Shadow - Michael Bannett
Both Sides Now - Tahkus Ekedal
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Priya Francis

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Instead of going round and round and round trying to narrow a meandering genre for Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids, Music for Little People limited its songwriting players to a certain era. So break out your bandana and loosen up about letting the kids wear tie-dye, because a hippy-happier mood is hard to find these days. It's not that the 13 songs collected here serve only to spread good vibes--"You've Got a Friend" does more to remind us how we'd feel without one, and "Puff the Magic Dragon" could knock the wind out of even the most freewheeling spirits--but the boys and girls enlisted to perform these tracks clearly were feelin' groovy come recording time. "If I Had a Hammer (the Hammer Song)" and "If You Want to Sing Out," both led by what sounds like a mighty and stuffy-nosed 6-year-old, carry the lyrical capacity to temporarily ease 21st-century strife, real or imagined. So do "Happiness Runs" and "Moon Shadow," which even when delivered by crooners too young to wax philosophical can't help but impart a near-mystical hopefulness. "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Both Sides Now," and "The Circle Game" pull a similar sleight of hand, sparking a winding, shifting sort of introspection. For a finale, "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" couldn't be more fitting. Spin this disc and count on not only raising just-aroused consciences, but also on kick-starting a renewed karmic wave of harmony and lyrical insight. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

fabulous.......2002-10-24

I think this CD is fabulous. It has a whole lot of songs from my younger days, sung by children. I play this in the car and both the kids and I enjoy it. I am asked over and over to play it. Recommend!

Fabulous Folk.......2001-12-07

Really nice CD. My son & I enjoy it together - it's fun to share these classic songs with him and he enjoys the kids voices very much.

Chipmunk Folk.......2001-11-19

I bought this CD specifically to help me sing folk songs to my newborn -- I didn't anticipate the songs to be sung by children in such high voices and at speeded up tempos! It's nothing I can sing along to, let alone barely listen to. Maybe small children would enjoy it but adults would probably find it as irritating as I do!

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