Children's Songs and Games from the Southern Mountains

Jean Ritchie is a national treasure, one of America's finest and best known singers of traditional American folksongs. She grew up in Viper, Kentucky, and is part of a large family, the famous “Singing Ritchies of Kentucky.”
Ritchie noted that this recording could have been subtitled, “Schoolyard Songs and Games Recollected from My Childhood in Viper, Kentucky.” It was her first recording devoted exclusively to children’s songs. She accompanies herself on the guitar and Appalachian dulcimer, the latter being the instrument for which she is best known. Jean followed this 1957 recording with a second recording of children's songs for Folkways 11 years later (Marching Across The Green Grass and Other American Children's Game Songs—FW07702).
The liner notes are written by preeminent folklorist Kenneth Goldstein, who provides background information, instructions for playing each game, and each song's lyrics. The cover photo and design are by Jean's husband, George Pickow.
Track Listing
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Jenny, Put The Kettle On | Jean Ritchie | 0:23 | |
102
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Go in and Out the Window | Jean Ritchie | 0:58 | |
103
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The Old Soup Gourd | Jean Ritchie | 1:11 | |
104
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Among the Little White Daisies | Jean Ritchie | 1:30 | |
105
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Sally Goodin | Jean Ritchie | 0:31 | |
106
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Fiddle-I-Fee | Jean Ritchie | 2:04 | |
107
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Old Bald Eagle Kettle On | Jean Ritchie | 1:04 | |
108
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Two Dukes A-Riding | Jean Ritchie | 1:34 | |
109
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Kitty Alone | Jean Ritchie | 2:22 | |
201
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Love Somebody, yes I Do | Jean Ritchie | 0:42 | |
202
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The Swapping Song | Jean Ritchie | 2:23 | |
203
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Old King Cole | Jean Ritchie | 1:10 | |
204
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The Old Man In The Woods | Jean Ritchie | 2:18 | |
205
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Old Shoe Boots | Jean Ritchie | 1:20 | |
206
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Sourwood Mountain | Jean Ritchie | 1:22 | |
207
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Green Gravels | Jean Ritchie | 0:20 | |
208
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Mammy Had an Old Goose | Jean Ritchie | 1:18 | |
209
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Who Killed Cock Robin? | Jean Ritchie | 1:47 |