Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Listen to Little Folkies' “Swim Swimmy Swim,” from the album 'Songs for Songs for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.' Little Folkies co-founder Irena Eide hopes that you'll move and sing along:
"Sing this song when you're swimming or in the bathtub. Kick your feet and paddle your arms. Pretend to swim with your hands like you're a fish swimming around the living room."
Purchase/Stream:
Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/little-folkies/songs-for-spring-summer-fall-and-winter
Bandcamp: littlefolkies.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-spring-summer-fall-and-winter
All other platforms: orcd.co/little-folkies
Little Folkies is a multi-award-winning, early-childhood folk music program developed by acclaimed musician Irena Eide that features a joyful treasury of original and traditional folk songs to inspire singing and movement. The songs collected on this 4-CD set are the cornerstone of the Little Folkies repertoire, with one volume dedicated to each of the year’s four seasons. Each CD is accompanied by a songbook with printed sheet music, encouraging parents, teachers, caregivers, and kids from infancy through early elementary school to sing and play along with the charming, engaging songs about furry critters, outer space, daily routines, and more. Whether listened to at home, in the classroom, outdoors, or on the move, Little Folkies encourages sharing and discovery, and nurtures everyone’s love of music and play. Recommended for children ages 0-5.
Follow Little Folkies:
Instagram: instagram.com/littlefolkies
YouTube: youtube.com/@littlefolkies
Follow Smithsonian Folkways
YouTube: youtube.com/user/SmithsonianFolkways
Facebook: facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings
Instagram: instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/smithsonian-folkways
X: https://x.com/Folkways
Visit our website: https://folkways.si.edu/
Join our mailing list: https://folkways.si.edu/join-our-mailing-list
Become a Friend of Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/friends-of-folkways
The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
#LittleFolkies
Listen to Little Folkies' “Swim Swimmy Swim,” from the album 'Songs for Songs for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.' Little Folkies co-founder Irena Eide hopes that you'll move and sing along:
"Sing this song when you're swimming or in the bathtub. Kick your feet and paddle your arms. Pretend to swim with your hands like you're a fish swimming around the living room."
Purchase/Stream:
Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/little-folkies/songs-for-spring-summer-fall-and-winter
Bandcamp: littlefolkies.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-spring-summer-fall-and-winter
All other platforms: orcd.co/little-folkies
Little Folkies is a multi-award-winning, early-childhood folk music program developed by acclaimed musician Irena Eide that features a joyful treasury of original and traditional folk songs to inspire singing and movement. The songs collected on this 4-CD set are the cornerstone of the Little Folkies repertoire, with one volume dedicated to each of the year’s four seasons. Each CD is accompanied by a songbook with printed sheet music, encouraging parents, teachers, caregivers, and kids from infancy through early elementary school to sing and play along with the charming, engaging songs about furry critters, outer space, daily routines, and more. Whether listened to at home, in the classroom, outdoors, or on the move, Little Folkies encourages sharing and discovery, and nurtures everyone’s love of music and play. Recommended for children ages 0-5.
Follow Little Folkies:
Instagram: instagram.com/littlefolkies
YouTube: youtube.com/@littlefolkies
Follow Smithsonian Folkways
YouTube: youtube.com/user/SmithsonianFolkways
Facebook: facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings
Instagram: instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/smithsonian-folkways
X: https://x.com/Folkways
Visit our website: https://folkways.si.edu/
Join our mailing list: https://folkways.si.edu/join-our-mailing-list
Become a Friend of Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/friends-of-folkways
The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
#LittleFolkies
