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Bluegrass for kids?
I got lots of suggestions after a recent post looking for new music for Alexander, 2, who loves Raffi. Thanks for those. Raffi still remains the first pick, but I had success with something yesterday, the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Not everything worked, I must say. On a few tracks he said, “I don’t like this song, daddy” (including “I am a Man of Constant Sorrow”). But he seemed to enjoy “Big Rock Candy Mountain,” “You Are My Sunshine” and “I’ll Fly Away.” It was fun since I’m a fan of the soundtrack, which is a lively mix of humor, politics, religion and Southern culture. By the way, I read in Wikipedia that there are kid-friendly versions “Big Rock Candy Mountain” in case you don’t want your kid singing about “the cigarette trees” and streams of alcohol.
Anyway, it wasn’t perfect, of course. He still asked for Raffi when we got in the car today.
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Comments
Wow. I have sung almost every song on that soundtrack to my two year old, starting at birth, because a friend recommended it. He loves it, especially I'll Fly Away and Keep on the Sunny Side!
Posted by: amanda | May 19, 2008 8:56 PM