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14 Dec 06 - 10:03 PM (#1909916) Subject: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,Texas Guest These days I'm doing more Celtic festival gigs on the "children's stage" but the problem is that I only have enough songs for one set and I do hate to repeat sets even at a two-day festival. Below is a list of what I'm currently singing with hope that some of the catters can help me out by adding to it. Yes, I have been all over the internet and kids stuff is just about everywhere - it's the narrowing to the Celtic genre that is making it so difficult. My current line-up of kids songs contains Celtic songs and songs that are not necessarily Celtic, but are accepted as part of the Celtic "community" - at least in Texas. I would also be interested in your opinion as to what "regular" adult Celtic songs would go over well from a children's stage. Here's what I'm currently doing: St. Brendan's Fair Isle St. Patrick Was A Gentleman A Place In The Choir The Garden Song The Cat Came Back The Unicorn Song Waltzing With Bears The Orange And The Green The Old Carrion Crow Leatherwing Bat As I wrote - to the above I add some non-Celtic songs that go over well, but I'd rather be able to do two or three sets of Celtic kids stuff without repeating. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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14 Dec 06 - 10:21 PM (#1909925) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: oldhippie This might be a good one. THESE LITTLE PETS OF OURS (Tune: This Little Light of Mine) words by Asia Avery-Serio These little pets of ours We're gonna love them so These little pets of ours We're gonna love them so These little pets of ours We're gonna love them so Love them so, love them so, love them so These little pets of ours They're our pride and joy These little pets of ours They're our pride and joy These little pets of ours They're our pride and joy Pride and joy, pride and joy, pride and joy These little pets of ours They're so valuable These little pets of ours They're so valuable These little pets of ours They're so valuable Valuable, valuable, valueable These little pets of ours They're our happiness These little pets of ours They're our happiness These little pets of ours They're our happiness Happiness, happiness, happiness fc How about "The Marvelous Toy" - Tom Paxton "Who Built The Ark" - recorded by Mike & Peggy Seeger |
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15 Dec 06 - 06:52 AM (#1910111) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Scrump There are a lot of 'adult' (meaning not specifically aimed at children, rather than sexual in nature) songs that children would enjoy singing along with, but I guess some of them might need a bit of tweaking lyrically if you wish to avoid offending any PC brigade types who might frown upon mentions of alcohol or violence, etc. in front of the young 'uns :-) |
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15 Dec 06 - 07:58 AM (#1910149) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,Brian Peters In my experience you can't go wrong with "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife" (various versions on this site if you search). Don't know about 'Celtic', but it is an old ballad from the British Isles that travelled over to the Appalachians. Look out for "Two Little Boys" (which includes Devil song) and "Old Time Songs for Kids" by Jeff Warner and Jeff Davis - some great old material on those releases. |
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17 Dec 06 - 12:54 PM (#1911859) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST I am a little beggarman, cape breton lullaby, bold doherty |
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17 Dec 06 - 12:59 PM (#1911867) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Scrump The Galway Farmer Biddy Mulligan The Ragman's Ball Finnegan's Wake Anna Liffey Zoological Gardens |
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17 Dec 06 - 01:58 PM (#1911912) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,Dogboy What is a Celtic song? Please define your parameters. |
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17 Dec 06 - 07:56 PM (#1912214) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: dick greenhaus There's a fine collection of Scottish songs aimed specifically for children by Katherine Campbell and Ewan McVicar, complete with a CD. $18 from CAMSCO Music. |
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17 Dec 06 - 11:18 PM (#1912307) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,Texas Guest Thanks folks, for all of your help - TG |
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18 Dec 06 - 01:56 AM (#1912363) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: harpmolly There's a lovely little book called "Moon Penny" that is a collection of Irish children's songs. I did a quick Google search: Meek, Bill (complier), "Moon Penny", Ossian Publications, 0-94600-530-3 I don't remember if the book includes music--it might just be the lyrics. But you could set them to trad tunes. :) Cheers, Molly |
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18 Dec 06 - 12:51 PM (#1912790) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Seamus Kennedy Wee Willie's Lost His Marley The Dunnes Song The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede Ma, Ma, Will You Buy Me A Banana? The Old Sow These and many oher non-Celtic/Irish songs can be found on Mudcat's very own Seamus Kennedy's Children's CD - "Seamus Kennedy Gets On Everybody's Nerves", available at cdbaby.com. Our very Own Seamus Kennedy |
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18 Dec 06 - 01:29 PM (#1912813) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: black walnut Baloo Baleerie is a gorgeous Gaelic lullaby - I just recorded it but it's not out yet. It will be on my CD called "Simply Beautiful". Far in the Wood is a short ballad in the style you're looking for, I think - it's on my "Up and Over the Moon! giggle, dance and cuddle songs for the Very Young" Cd. There are also some really wonderful Celtic songs and rhymes on Carol Ashton's CD "A Children's Ceilidh". It has spoken rhymes and songs -a great resource - for instance these traditional ones - The Tailor and the Mouse, My Aunt Jane, and Goodie on a Saucer. Available on: Merriweather Records ~b.w. |
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18 Dec 06 - 01:47 PM (#1912830) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Alaska Mike My children always enjoyed singing along with: Angus McFergus McTavish Dundee The Little Beggarman Red Haired Mary Johnny McEldoo |
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18 Dec 06 - 05:05 PM (#1913016) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Seamus Kennedy OK, Mike, now that you're up and around, time to get working on that Kids' album! I look forward to seeing you and Tawmmie in January. Seamus |
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19 Dec 06 - 01:00 AM (#1913320) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,Texas Guest Again - thanks to all of you - I now have much more than when I first posted. Cheers - and a Merry Christmas to y'all. TG |
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19 Dec 06 - 06:50 AM (#1913444) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Willa Try this site http://www.kistodreams.org/ |
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19 Dec 06 - 07:03 AM (#1913454) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: McGrath of Harlow Nothing the least bit specifically "Celtic" about most if not all of those songs. But any song, if it's a good song, is quite at home in Ireland anyway. |
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19 Dec 06 - 07:32 AM (#1913474) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Cluin Brian O'Linn |
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19 Dec 06 - 08:10 AM (#1913499) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,padgett How about Singing Kettle I think they are called, aka Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize who won Scottish TV awards for their Childrens progamme and singing 'kids' songs Cilla sister of Archie Fisher/Rae? Fisher family Ray |
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19 Dec 06 - 09:56 AM (#1913596) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Mick Tems Yes, Cilla's the sister of Archie and Ray (not Rae). Ray Fisher is married to Northumbrian piper Colin Ross, and she played a blinder when she was down here in Llantrisant. Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize have a show called The Singing Kettle. Incidentally, I think Texas Guest says "Celtic" when he means "Irish" - and there were a good many non-Irish songs in his list. This is a well-worn fallacy among Americans - there are simply thousands of Celtic children's songs from Wales, Brittany, Scotland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Ireland too. England doesn't profess to be Celtic (apart from Northumbria, Cumbria and the Devon coast). I hope that's made things clear! |
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19 Dec 06 - 10:10 AM (#1913607) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Cluin Clear as Connaught mist. |
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19 Dec 06 - 11:31 AM (#1913736) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: Dazbo As a kid I always liked Paddy McGinty's goat (pun intended!) |
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22 Apr 11 - 08:10 AM (#3140261) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: MorwenEdhelwen1 A Trinidadian traditional song, very bawdy, but still plausible because of its humour: "My Donkey Wants Water", or "Hold 'Em Joe". |
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22 Apr 11 - 09:23 AM (#3140302) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: MorwenEdhelwen1 Not "Celtic", I know, but the original post said "To the above I add some non-Celtic stuff'. Irish: Siuil a Ruin. |
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22 Apr 11 - 09:27 AM (#3140305) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: GUEST,Fitba Crazy I think this should be balanced and include Rangers songs as well. |
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22 Apr 11 - 11:26 AM (#3140372) Subject: RE: Looking For Celtic Songs For Children From: machree01 Micky Marleys Roundabout - Barnbrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfMtOpGcK5A Puff The Magic Dragon - Barnbrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glmx7qOSY8I |