Kids, Cars and Campfires (2001)

About this title: You don't have to be a kid to appreciate this collection of children's folk songs, which are drawn from previously issued CDs on the Red House label. Luckily, its roster includes artists with a real affinity for this genre: Tom Paxton, for one, devotes a big chunk of his repertoire to songs for kids. The lyrics and music here boast a playfulness and sense of innocence that will keep the children listening; but musically, these artists don't "talk" down to kids -- which is why you may well find yourself slipping this onto the player when your offspring are nowhere in sight. Jeff Burger, All ... read more

Tracks:

1. Little Brown Dog [traditional]
2. Your Shoes, My Shoes [Paxton]
3. I Had an Old Coat [Kaplan]
4. The Fox [traditional]
5. Branching Out [Gorka]
6. At the Codfish Ball [Mitchell/Pollack]
7. Bath Tub Blues [Brown]
8. Yankee Doodle [traditional]
9. The Happy Wanderer [Moller/Ridge]
10. Froggie Went A-Courtin' [traditional]
11. I See the Moon [Rogers]
12. Boll Weevil [Traditional/Moore]
13. New Shoes [Davis]
14. Late Night Radio [Brown]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.