Merriweather Records Ltd
  • Home
  • Timeless Tickles and Tunes
  • The Children's Music Collection - see list & scroll over
    • The Children's Music Collection -scroll over for more >
      • Welcome Summer
      • When It's Autumn
      • Sing The Cold Winter Away
      • Spring Is Coming
      • Tickles and Tunes
      • More Tickles and Tunes
      • On My Way To Dreamland
      • Reaching for the Stars!
      • Here We Go Zodeo
      • I Love to hear the Sounds
      • Say Hello To The Morning
    • It's a Beautiful Day, C’est une belle Journée
    • Baby's Boat
    • A Smooth Road To London Town
    • Savez-vous planter des choux?
    • Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon
    • Sally Go Round The Sun
    • Sally Go Round The Moon
    • Up and Over the Moon!
    • Simply Beautiful
    • Join The Band
  • Artists
    • Kathy Reid-Naiman
    • Hannah Shira Naiman
    • Debbie Carroll
    • Arnie Naiman
    • Ken Whiteley
    • Sally Jaeger
    • Erika Webster
    • Bill Russell
    • Carol Ashton
    • Ragged But Right
    • Albemarle Ramblers
    • The Blackest Crow
    • Chris Coole
    • Brian Taheny
    • Chris Quinn
  • Hannah Shira Naiman albums
    • Know The Mountain - NEW CD
    • Tether My Heart
    • Where Wild Birds Whistle
  • The Seasons Series
    • When It's Autumn
    • Sing The Cold Winter Away
    • Spring Is Coming
    • Welcome Summer
  • Fingerplay VIDEOS New!
  • Fingerplays
    • Fingerplays
    • The Eensy Weensy CD of Little Fingerplays
  • The Storytime Series
    • A Children's Ceilidh
    • Lullabies and LapRhymes
    • Here Comes Mr. Bear
    • Molly Put the Kettle On
  • Sally's Videos
    • From Wibbleton to Wobbleton
    • Mr. Bear Says Hello
    • Happy Birthday Mr. Bear
  • French Children's Series
    • Ça suffit pour s'amuser
    • It's a Beautiful Day, C’est une belle Journée
    • Savez-vous planter des choux?
    • Zing Zang Zo!!
    • Bon Appétit
  • Old Time / Banjo Music
    • My Lucky Stars
    • 5 Strings Attached With No Backing
    • 5 Strings Attached Vol 2
    • Five String Attached Volumes 1 &2 (double disc)
    • The Banjo Special
    • Down Harmony Road
    • Gentleman From Virginia
    • CD Press Reviews
  • Music Classes & Concerts
  • Kathy's Workshop Page
  • Dear Jean / Jean Ritchie 2 disk cd
  • Arnie Naiman banjo blog
  • About Us
  • Links
  • Contact Us
Picture
 
 
A Smooth Road To London Town
 Winner Children's Music Web Award, Parents' Choice   Award! 
  by    Kathy Reid-Naiman
​

 "A Smooth Road To London Town”  The songs on this CD are   favourites of the families who attend the Parent-Child Mother   Goose  Program across Canada. Some of them are lullabies, some   are songs with actions, and others are perfect for dancing or   marching.

  M0101CD

Picture

Purchase CD C $15.00
​

   Track List 

1.  Circle Of The Sun                  Sally Rogers
2.  See the Sleeping Bunnies        
3.  Rig a Jig Jig            
4.  Put your Shoes on Lucy                         Hank Ford Jr
5.  Smooth Road To London Town              
6.  Horsey, Horsey
7.   Pretty Painted butterfly           
8.   She Didn't Dance, Dance, Dance           
9.   Duke of York          
10. Sailing Sailing Over the Ocean               
11. Dropped My Hat                    Woody Guthrie
12. Come Look a see    
13. Rags the Dog                         Elizabeth Deutch/Evelyn Atwater
14. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom 
15. Watch the Stars See How They Run      
16. Simple Gifts            
17. Hush Little Baby     
18. Prairie Lullaby                        Connie Kaldor
19. Rock Me Easy                       Dennis Lee
20. Lullaby, Lullaby                      Connie Kaldor
21. Rock a Bye Baby / Sleep Baby Sleep     
22. Rockabye  You                      Theresa McKay
23. Alley Bally              
24. All the little ones are sleeping                Jean Ritchie
25. I see the moon                       Meredith Willson
26.  Baby's Boat
27. Goodnight Ladies      

Review
Here's a wonderful CD for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, parents - just about anyone who could use a bit of a bounce in her step. The tunes, sung by Kathy Reid-Naiman in her clear strong voice, range from a pair of lively Caribbean tunes to Connie Kaldor's haunting "Prairie Lullaby." There's plenty of traditional material as well from "Zoom Zoom Zoom, We're Going to the Moon," to a plain and beautiful version of "Simple Gifts" - surely how the Shakers meant it to be. The common thread? All the songs have a strong rhythm. These tunes will have you tapping, dancing, swaying and bouncing a toddler on your knee. Who could not waltz a baby around the kitchen when they hear"So dance her up and up and up and up Dance her up to the sky Dance her up and up and up and up, and she'll be down by and by..."

The words are accompanied by suggestions for actions, from knee bouncing to skipping down the street. This collection is a complete package, some fast tunes, some slow, some silly, some melancholy. It might be the only CD you'll need to buy your child for a good long time - it will warm your heart, raise your spirits, get you dancing... maybe even calm a grumpy baby at bedtime. (Produced in association with Parent-Child Mother Goose.
Cathie Kryczka   Baby & Toddler Magazine Spring 2000


 Available in U.S.A. from: CD Baby    
DOWNLOAD in iTUNES
EMAIL
Copyright © Merriweather Records Ltd. All rights reserved.