American Folk Songs for Children

• Artist: Pete Seeger
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• Release Date: 1953
• Type: Children
• Genre: Folk

Review

The eleven songs on this album were specifically selected from an identically titled book anthology of folk songs for children collected by Seeger's stepmother, Ruth Crawford Seeger. Pete Seeger renders them plainly and simply, singing and playing and banjo, on a program designed especially (but not solely) for children between three and seven years of age. "Jim Crack Corn," "Frog Went A-Courting," and "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" are some of the better-known tunes on the record, but not all of them are as overly familiar. It's been reissued on a single-disc CD that also includes a similar Pete Seeger album, 1962's American Game and Activity Songs for Children. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Jim Along Josie	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(2:06)
There Was a Man and He Was Mad	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(1:44)
Clap Your Hands	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(2:58)
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(1:54)
All Around the Kitchen	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(2:01)
Billy Barlow	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(2:35)
Bought Me a Cat	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(3:11)
Jim Crack Corn	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(2:16)
Train Is A-Coming	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(3:08)
This Old Man	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(2:37)
Frog Went A-Courting	Traditional	Pete Seeger	(4:23)
On Top of Old Smokey [*]	Traditional	Pete Seeger, The Weavers	(2:43)
Suliram (I'll Be There) [*]	William Engvick, Paul Campbell	Pete Seeger, The Weavers	(2:54)
Around the Corner (Beneath the Berry Tree) [*]	Josef Marais	Pete Seeger, The Weavers	(2:28)
Hush Little Baby [*]	Paul Campbell	Pete Seeger, The Weavers	(1:18)

Credits

Pete Seeger (Banjo), Pete Seeger (Guitar), Pete Seeger (Arranger), Pete Seeger (Vocals), Pete Seeger (Main Performer), Glenn N. Gretlund (Liner Notes)