Who’s my pretty baby?
The Things have always been happy to listen to whatever music happens to be playing around the house or in the car, but when Thing Two received You Are My Little Bird as a gift, we were thrilled to be introduced to this CD of children’s music that the entire family can enjoy.
You Are My Little Bird is not Elizabeth Mitchell’s first album, but it is her first to be released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. Selections range from classic American favorites to international children’s songs to covers parents will appreciate (my favorite is the Velvet Underground track). The accompaniment is minimal (guitar, banjo, rhythm sticks) and the arrangements are pure and simple: a mother, father, and children having fun making music together.
Thing Two’s favorite is the Woody Guthrie track for which this blog post is named, but he also tries to sing along with the gentle Japanese “Zousan” (little elephant). This brings up my one nitpicky complaint: I was disappointed that the CD booklet didn’t include the lyrics to the non-English language songs, but since then have found the lyrics on Elizabeth Mitchell’s web site.
You Are My Little Bird is a lovely and lively collection which has become one of our family’s favorites.
- Visit Elizabeth Mitchell’s web site to learn more about her music, download lyrics and sample tracks
- Explore the Smithsonian Folkways label
- Read other reviews of this CD and listen to samples on Amazon.
