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This album of mellow folk tunes performed by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman shows just how good children's music can be.
Common Sense Note
Garcia and Grisman enjoyed a friendly blue grass collaboration, recording in Grisman's studio through the 90's. If you and your family like NOT FOR KIDS ONLY, you may also enjoy the album Shady Grove, 13 tracks of American folk classics culled from these recording sessions, featuring Garcia's guitar, Grisman's mandolin, and back-up fiddle, bass, and percussion.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Cynthea Riesenberg
This album sets a high standard for children's music that might be equaled, but never surpassed. Before he died, The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia joined the hugely talented David Grisman, whose "dawg music" combines jazz, bluegrass, and klezmer to create this fabulous collection. It's a lively album of foot-tapping harmonies that can inspire three generations of listeners to rock to the beat as Garcia's guitar matches Grisman's mandolin.
It's all good, but special highlights include "Arkansas Traveler," and maybe the best-ever version of "Teddy Bears' Picnic," where a brass Dixieland-style band backs Garcia's gravelly melody.
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Sexual ContentThere are no sexual references. |
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ViolenceNo violence, other than (friendly) dueling guitar and mandolin. |
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LanguageThese folk classics have no objectionable language. |
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Social BehaviorAs in many folk songs, rotten behavior is tunefully related - and so is its punishment. "The Miller's Will" describes the fate of a greedy miller; in "When First Unto This Country," a horse thief is thrown in jail. |
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CommercialismThere are no references to brand names in these folk songs. |
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Drug/Alcohol/TobaccoIn "Hot Corn, Cold Corn," the corn refers to corn whiskey, but the drinking references are subtle. |
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