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Listen to Little Folkies' “Two Little Birds Came Flying,” from the album 'Songs for Songs for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.' The song was written to sing while you sit, moving your hands and playing pretend. Which animal would you be?
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Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/little-folkies/songs-for-spring-summer-fall-and-winter
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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.
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Listen to Little Folkies' “Two Little Birds Came Flying,” from the album 'Songs for Songs for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.' The song was written to sing while you sit, moving your hands and playing pretend. Which animal would you be?
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
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![Lula Wiles - Oh My God [Official Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kmm7TRXrKCk/mqdefault.jpg "Lula Wiles - Oh My God [Official Audio]
Lula Wiles - Oh My God [Official Audio]")
![Kronos Quartet - Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child [Official Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OUl96HRwJKM/mqdefault.jpg "Kronos Quartet - Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child [Official Audio]
In this plaintive, forceful tapestry of performances - one from the 1950s, one from today - Kronos Quartet plays along with gospel legend and civil rights stronghold Mahalia Jackson. The traditional African American spiritual intertwines Jackson’s storied voice and the sparse, ruminative piano accompaniment of her collaborator Mildred Falls with award-winning composer Stacy Garrop’s original arrangement.
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Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/kronos-quartet/glorious-mahalia
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Midway through Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech at the 1963 March on Washington, a voice rang out from behind him: “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” That voice belonged to Mahalia Jackson, King’s close friend and one of the most revered gospel singers of the 20th century. Glorious Mahalia, a visionary tribute to Jackson’s life by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, uses that moment as a springboard to explore the depth of Jackson’s musical craft and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement, including her relationship with Clarence Jones and Studs Terkel, other luminaries of the time. Featuring compositions by Stacy Garrop and Zachary James Watkins, a new arrangement of Jackson’s astonishing version of the Antonio Haskell composition “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away,” and archival audio of Jacksons voice, the album illuminates Jacksons historic artistry and advocacy.
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