My pal Spencer Bohren has created a great "edutainment" introduction to the blues, playing and singing multiple versions of a single song, "Down the Dirt Road Blues," each one an example of a different period of musical history. (He plays a variety of different guitars and at least one banjo, too.) There's an element of scholarly lecture in his presentation, along with the actual musical performance. It's not explicitly for kids ~ adults can certainly appreciate it just as fully ~ but it is entirely accessible to youngsters, and Spencer has often performed it for young audiences at schools, etc. Here's a link to Spencer's website, describing the CD version of this piece: http://www.spencerbohren.com/discography/album-info.php?cdid=39
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