Sunday, May 10, 2020

Burl Ives Sings Little Whte Duck and Other Children's Favorites

The very first album that had an impact on me:


These songs can be heard on YouTube:


LITTLE WHITE DUCK



THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD
 



MR FROGGIE WENT A-COURTIN'
 
THE DONUT SONG

 

People think of Burl Ives as an actor, but he got his start as a folksinger back at the beginning of the folk era with Woody Guthrie:



Burl Ives collection of ballads and folk songs from back in 1946:

And Part 2 of this collection of ballads and folk songs: 


When I did story times at the library, I wrote or adapted many songs to sing.  My memories of these songs played by Burl Ives were always an inspiration.
Here is a song about fighting monsters in the library at midnight:






  
Next up is the folk song "The Cat Came Back" adapted by Fred Penner and further adapted by me for Literacy Day at the library:






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