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Sing and play new folk songs for children / Mr Greg & Cass McCombs.

Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: SFW-45087-CD | Smithsonian FolkwaysSFW 45087 | Smithsonian FolkwaysSFW CD 45087 | Smithsonian FolkwaysPublisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways, [2023]Description: 1 audio disc (45:50) ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • performed music
Media type:
  • audio
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  • audio disc
Other title:
  • Mr Greg & Cass McCombs sing and play new folk songs for children
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Contents:
Little Wilma wiggly worm (2:22) -- Friends from all around the world (Hello version) (1:54) -- J-O-B (2:09) -- Requiem for Ruth Bader Ginsburg (3:01) -- A builder's got a hammer and nails (2:39) -- Each one of us (2:39) -- What's your favorite kind? (1:23) -- I'm a nocturnal animal (2:31) -- Paper airplane (1:23) -- My skull is made outta bone (2:35) -- Wave a flag for Harvey Milk (3:22) -- Things that go in the recycling bin (3:05) -- Roll around downtown (2:06) -- Deciduous tree (1:26) -- We build a lot of muscle as we exercise (1:02) -- The sounds that the letters make (1:52) -- Who are you? (2:39) -- Together with you (2:33) -- Oona Louise, my friend (1:12) -- Friends from all around the world (Goodbye version) (3:48).
Mr. Greg (Greg Gardner), vocals ; Cass McCombs, vocals, guitar, other instruments ; with additional musicians.Summary: "The tender and curious songs on the first album by songwriter and pre-school teacher Mr. Greg and acclaimed indie chameleon Cass McCombs celebrate the joys of learning and discovery. The pair of long-time friends make connections for young children just beginning to find their own way in the world and for parents regaining their own childlike sensibilities. Set to tunes straight from the mold of Ella Jenkins and Woody Guthrie, the duo sings about the importance of friendship, understanding those different from yourself, and taking care of your body. They also pay musical tribute to heroic figures of bravery and justice like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harvey Milk. These songs are bridges to many adventures in the making and include suggested activities for youngsters to supplement their listening and exploration."--Container.
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Children's CD Children's CD Dr. James Carlson Library Children's CD New Mr Greg & McCombs, Cass Available 33111010011910
Children's CD Children's CD Main Library Children's CD New Mr Greg & McCombs, Cass Available 33111010011928
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Following the release of a particularly playful and breezy tenth solo album, Heartmind, in 2022, style-assimilating singer/songwriter Cass McCombs teamed up with childhood friend Greg Gardner to record a set of children's songs that Gardner had written and stockpiled. A preschool teacher known as Mr. Greg, Gardner's songs were penned with age- and classroom-appropriate instruction in mind and touch on topics ranging from foreign languages ("Friends from All Around the World," Hello and Goodbye versions) and animals ("I’m a Nocturnal Animal") to recycling ("Things That Go in the Recycling Bin") and vocations ("J-O-B"). McCombs stepped up with arrangements that incorporate musical styles as diverse as the subject matter, and, as the title suggests, they together performed the 20 songs that comprise Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children. Any fans of McCombs expecting the anodyne may be pleased to learn that, while nothing here is exactly psychedelic or irreverent (although "Roll Around Downtown" warns us to keep an eye out for cops), McCombs gets into the carefree spirit of the songs with efficient but freewheeling arrangements that touch on reggae ("J-O-B"), traditional country ("Each One of Us"), rockabilly ("Roll Around Downtown"), and more, along with plenty of folk. Also setting the album apart from a lot of children's music are songs like "Requiem for Ruth Bader Ginsburg," an earnest bluegrass outing that doubles as a biographic overview and lesson on integrity. Also included alongside subject matter like "My Skull Is Made Out of Bone" and "Paper Airplane" is the pure folk entry "Wave a Flag for Harvey Milk" ("A flag that stands for love, made of rainbow-colored silk"), which encourages advocacy and the celebration of differences. A handful of the songs here invite children into the room, such as those who offer up their opinions on "What’s Your Favorite Kind?" Perhaps the closest thing to a conventional folk-pop song is the jaunty "Together with You," while the Cochran-inflected "Little Wilma Wiggly Worm" opens the album with a tuneful rocker. The influence of such socially conscious kids' songwriters as Ella Jenkins and Woody Guthrie is evident on Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children, and as if to underscore its smart, compassionate folk cred, Smithsonian Folkways came on board to release the album. ~ Marcy Donelson

Mr. Greg (Greg Gardner), vocals ; Cass McCombs, vocals, guitar, other instruments ; with additional musicians.

Recorded in San Francisco, California, during the COVID-19 pandemic in living rooms, studios, classrooms, skateparks, playgrounds, and backyards.

Program notes, lyrics and suggested activities in booklet (39 pages) inserted in container.

"The tender and curious songs on the first album by songwriter and pre-school teacher Mr. Greg and acclaimed indie chameleon Cass McCombs celebrate the joys of learning and discovery. The pair of long-time friends make connections for young children just beginning to find their own way in the world and for parents regaining their own childlike sensibilities. Set to tunes straight from the mold of Ella Jenkins and Woody Guthrie, the duo sings about the importance of friendship, understanding those different from yourself, and taking care of your body. They also pay musical tribute to heroic figures of bravery and justice like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harvey Milk. These songs are bridges to many adventures in the making and include suggested activities for youngsters to supplement their listening and exploration."--Container.

Little Wilma wiggly worm (2:22) -- Friends from all around the world (Hello version) (1:54) -- J-O-B (2:09) -- Requiem for Ruth Bader Ginsburg (3:01) -- A builder's got a hammer and nails (2:39) -- Each one of us (2:39) -- What's your favorite kind? (1:23) -- I'm a nocturnal animal (2:31) -- Paper airplane (1:23) -- My skull is made outta bone (2:35) -- Wave a flag for Harvey Milk (3:22) -- Things that go in the recycling bin (3:05) -- Roll around downtown (2:06) -- Deciduous tree (1:26) -- We build a lot of muscle as we exercise (1:02) -- The sounds that the letters make (1:52) -- Who are you? (2:39) -- Together with you (2:33) -- Oona Louise, my friend (1:12) -- Friends from all around the world (Goodbye version) (3:48).

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