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American folk singer Pete Seeger retells a South African folktale about a boy and his father who, after being banished from town for making mischief, are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant, Abiyoyo, disappear. Accompanying CD includes two versions of Pete Seeger performing the "storysong."
8) Abiyoyo
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Banished from the town for making mischief, a boy and his father return when they can make the giant disappear.
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"There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's.
Pete Seeger's favorite American folksong, "The foolish frog", about a vain bullfrog, will have everyone singing along.
In "Chicka chicka 1, 2, 3" one hundres and one numbers race each other up the apple tree. Suddenly bumblebees come buzzing. Which number will save the day?
The adaptation of "He's got...
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All the colors of the earth: Reveals in verse that despite outward differences, children everywhere are essentially the same and all are lovable. Foolish frog: A dramatization of Charles L. Seeger's and Pete Seeger's song of the same title in which a foolish bullfrog explodes with pride when he hears someone singing a song about him. Over in the meadow: Counting song in which flowers and grasses, animals and insects, mothers and their young provide...
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A free-flowing, freewheeling, counter-culture comedy set during the turbulent 60's adapted from Guthrie's musical monologue Alice's Restaurant Massacree. Guthrie portrays the embodiment of America's youth, a young man who sees his life beginning to unravel through psychedelic drug-fueled haze, as he and his friends (and the plot) spin toward an explosive conclusion.