Birds, Beasts, & Flowers [EP]

Product Description
On this six song EP, both Hem (a Brooklyn based 8-piece) and Autumn Defense (multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and John Stirratt of Wilco), sprinkle their craft with an array of instruments (strings, acoustic guitars, pedal steel, mandolin, and organ) that blossoms into a gorgeous and lush yet delicate sound. The perfect soundtrack for remembering the summer while ushering in the fall.

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Birds, Beasts, & Flowers [EP]

Average customer rating: Great fun, reminder of childhood in the 50's Even babies love this music For my children too For my children too A reminder of my early school days

Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes Little & Big: Animal Folk Songs Pete Seeger Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Smithsonian Folkways Children's Music Collection Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child American Folk, Game and Activity Songs for Children Peter, Paul And Mommy Nursery Days ASIN: B000001DO5 Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

1. Fly Through My Window
2. I Had A Rooster
3. Come All You Bold Sailormen
4. Old Grey Mule
5. Alligator, Hedgehog
6. Frog Went A-Courting
7. Raccoon's Got A Bushy Tail
8. I Know An Old Lady (Who Swallowed A Fly)
9. Ground Hog
10. Mister Rabbit
11. Grey Goose
12. Teency Weency Spider
13. The Old Hen
14. Skip To My Lou
15. My Little Kitty
16. The Little Black Bull
17. Leatherwing Bat
18. The Keeper And The Doe
19. The Darby Ram
20. Mole In The Ground
21. The Fox
22. Turtle Dove
23. Old Paint
24. The Elephant
25. The Foolish Frog
26. Little Doggies
27. Bear Hunt
28. Old Blue

Amazon.com

Folk music represents the best of Americana, and nobody performs folk music better than Pete Seeger. This charming collection of animal songs, remastered from two Seeger LPs originally recorded in 1955, will delight children and parents alike. Comfortable, well-known titles like "I Had a Rooster," "Frog Went A-Courting," "Skip to My Lou," and "I Know an Old Lady (Who Swallowed a Fly)" allow for great family sing-alongs. This album is an excellent example of the simplicity of traditional folk music, with Seeger's warm, friendly vocals and a single yet finely picked banjo as accompaniment. Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes would be an excellent choice for car trips as well as for feeling right at home in your living room. --Deborah Moore

Album Description

Pete Seeger released 28 songs and stories about animals on two short LP records in 1955 to an enthusiastic audience. Ever since, they have been sung by generations of parents, grandparents, and children. The two original releases have been combined on this single CD creating an irresistible collection of songs to sing along with, to draw pictures about, to play hand games to, and to be enjoyed by the entire family.

Customer Reviews:

Great fun, reminder of childhood in the 50's.......2006-08-25

This is a wonderful cd for children and adults. The songs are simple and fun--a reminder of a gentler time. My children loved these songs as much as I loved them when I was a child. Highly recommended.

Even babies love this music.......2005-06-22

I was just introduced to this music in a playgroup for 6-12 month olds. They were all babbling and playing away when we turned on "I had a rooster". Within seconds the babies were completely silent and looking towards the direction of the music completely entralled! Some of them even started bouncing to it! A huge hit! I immediately came home and ordered a copy.

For my children too.......2003-04-03

My parents borrowed this record from the library and recorded it to casette to listen to on our first long car trip.I was probably four years old. It quickly became a family favorite. Somewhere a long the way the tape was lost. Two decades had passed when just the other day I happend to catch a snippet of Froggie Went A Courtin on a public radio station. All of those memories came flooding back. Now I am buying it for my own children. I don't know what speaks more powerfully for this album than that.

For my children too.......2003-04-03

My parents borrowed this record from the library and recorded it to casette to listen to on our first long car trip.I was probably four years old. It quickly became a family favorite. Somewhere a long the way the tape was lost. Two decades had passed when just the other day I happend to catch a snippet of Froggie Went A Courtin on a public radio station. All of those memories came flooding back. Now I am buying it for my own children. I don't know what speaks more powerfully for this album than that.

A reminder of my early school days.......2003-03-02

For me, this is pure nostalgia - it brings back memories of the fifties. It seems from reading other reviews that today's young children get as much pleasure from this music as those of my generation did, although I can't imagine anybody recording music this way now.

I don't remember all the songs, but I recognise several of them. I know an old lady is immediately recognisable from the title, but I recognised others immediately upon hearing them again, including The keeper and the doe - it has the (for me) immortal chorus lines

hey down hoe down derry derry down
among the leaves so green-o.

Of course, in the age we now live, some of these songs are not politically correct and some may not appeal to vegetarians, but I don't ever remember hearing much about vegetarians until the eighties. Before then, there were very few of them around. I don't mind such people, but Pete could hardly have been expected to consider them when these songs were recorded.

I read another review where somebody complained about Pete's imitations of animal noises. I'm sure that a modern recording of such songs would use authentic animal noises, but again, this music must be seen as a product of its time.

So, this is a fun album, not to be taken too seriously, which can be enjoyed by young children, or by adults trying to remember when they were young children themselves.

Average customer rating:

Birds, Beasts, & Flowers Hem , and Autumn Defense Manufacturer: Arena Rock ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: No Word From Tom Eveningland Funnel Cloud Rabbit Songs Circles ASIN: B0002VEOO0 Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Half Acre - (with Hem)
2. Bluebirds Fall - (with Autumn Defense)
3. Pacific Street - (with Hem)
4. You Know Where I Live - (with Autumn Defense)
5. St. Charlene - (with Hem)
6. Mayday - (with Autumn Defense)

Album Description

On this six song EP, both Hem (a Brooklyn based 8-piece) and Autumn Defense (multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and John Stirratt of Wilco), sprinkle their craft with an array of instruments (strings, acoustic guitars, pedal steel, mandolin, and organ) that blossoms into a gorgeous and lush yet delicate sound. The perfect soundtrack for remembering the summer while ushering in the fall.

Average customer rating:

Birds, Beasts, and Battles Manufacturer: Channel Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Biber | Biber, Heinrich Ignaz | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schmelzer | Schmelzer, Johann H. | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003UY5 Release Date: 1993-08-19

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Birds, Beasts & Flowers: A Programme of Poetry, Prose and Music Princess Grace of Monaco Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008G59 Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. Auguries of Innocence/Canzon 10: Sacrae Symphoniae - Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco, John Wallace and the Wallace Collection
2. History of the Flood/The Unanswered Question - Gulbenkian Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
3. Miracles/The Unanswered Question [Cont.] - Gulbenkian Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
4. Humming-Bird
5. Tyger
6. In Those Tropical Forests/The Babiaantje/Oiseaux Tristes - Richard Pasco, Vlado Perlemuter, Princess Grace of Monaco
7. Animals and Men
8. In the Caves of the Auvergne/Fanfare for the Common Man - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
9. Animals and Men
10. Mountain Lion
11. Snare/Chamber Symphony Op. 110a, MVTS. Iandii - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
12. Hurt Hawks/Chamber Symphony [Cont.] - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
13. Eagle/Chamber Symphony [Cont.] - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
14. Question
15. Spring
16. Pied Beauty
17. Proud Horse
18. Britten
19. Honorable Cat/Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Op. 10, Chant - English String Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
20. Span of Life
21. Cats Sleep Anywhere
22. Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I Gave to His Royal Highness - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, , Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
23. Owl and the Pussy-Cat
24. Pelican Chorus
25. Story About St. Francis of Assisi Told by Princess Grace
26. St. Francis and the Birds/The Lark Ascending - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
27. St. Francis
28. Proud Songsters/The Lark Ascending - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
29. Bird's Epitaph/The Lark Ascending [Cont.] - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
30. Dorothy Osborne in a Letter to Sir William Temple July 1653
31. Ask Me No More
32. On a Rosebud Sent to Her Lover
33. On a Rose
34. Sonnet Liv
35. Damask Rose
36. Garden
37. Binsey Poplars (Felled 1879)
38. Redwoods/Appalachian Spring - English Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
39. Song of Myself
40. Four Things
41. Come into Animal Presence/Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 - BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, , Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
42. Heaven of Animals/Vocalise [Cont.] - BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, , Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco
43. Psalm 104/Vocalise - BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, , Richard Pasco, Princess Grace of Monaco

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The Beasts of Bethlehem Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music | General Christmas | Today's Deals | Box Sets | Children's Music | Classical Instrumental | Halloween | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Opera & Vocal | Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Pop Vocal Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005RL6W Release Date: 2001-09-17

Tracks:

1. -20. The Beasts of Bethlehem
2. Walker in Two Worlds
3. The Human Carol
4. The Carol of the Birds
5. The Oxen
6. Carol from "The Wind in the Willows"
7. Processional
8. Personent Hodic
9. Orientis Partibus
10. The Friendly Beasts

Album Description

"I have loved X.J. Kennedy's cycle of poems, 'The Beasts of Bethlehem,' since I first heard him read some of them years ago. They are a new element in the rich traditions associating animals with the Christmas story. The presence of animals at the Nativity adds a special note of tenderness and reminds us of the unity of all Creation and of the sacredness of all Nature." Carol Wood, the artist.

X.J. Kennedy, one of America's finest poets, is also known for his children's books, among them, The Beasts of Bethlehem. He has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the University of the South. Kennedy and his wife Dorothy have collaborated on several books and jointly received an award from the National Council of Teachers of English for excellence in children's poetry.

Carol Wood has spent much of her career bringing together the related worlds of poetry and the harp. She is a professor of Medieval Literature at McNeese University and has published, lectured, and performed widely on both the concert and the Celtic harp. Her previous recording, The Chaucer Songbook (Eroica Classical Recordings), is a collection of songs drawn from Chaucer's works.

Carol Wood plays Celtic harp on all tracks except "The Carol of the Birds," on which she plays pedal harp. All music composed or arranged by Carol Wood.

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