As a loyal deadhead who truly enjoys great music, I have a very hard time with what passes as children’s music. My kid is not stupid (Although he does eat dog food if we don’t watch him very closely) so he should not be listening to music that sounds as if it were recorded by a bunch of half wits with kazoos and a triangle. If you cringe every time your kid falls in love with a new song, this is your cd. Recorded in 1990, it is a collection of folk music combining the guitar mastery of Jerry Garcia, and the mandolin genius David Grisman. Most of the songs are traditional arrangements and a few of them I had never heard, but they grew quickly on me. My son loves the music. Our favorite song right now is a “Horse named Bill.”

Check it, you will love it, and so will the kids!

1. “Jenny Jenkins” (Traditional) – 4:22
2. “Freight Train” (Elizabeth Cotten)) – 5:20
3. “A Horse Named Bill” (Traditional) – 3:04
4. “Three Men Went A-Hunting” (Traditional) – 3:15
5. “When First Unto This Country” (Traditional) – 4:01
6. “Arkansas Traveller” (Traditional) – 3:28
7. “Hopalong Peter” (Traditional) – 2:37
8. “Teddy Bears Picnic” (Traditional) – 4:26
9. “There Ain’t No Bugs On Me” (Traditional) – 4:50
10. “The Miller’s Will” (Traditional) – 3:09
11. “Hot Corn, Cold Corn” (Traditional) – 4:02
12. “A Shenandoah Lullaby” (Traditional) – 7:5

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