Listen & tracks
2 of 31 tracks have a preview · 25 works · 35:13
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1 Morning song Fay White 1:57
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2 Wee wee tot Traditional 1:26
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3 Autumn leaves Zoë McHenry 1:19
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4 Who has seen the wind? Christina Georgina Rossetti 1:19
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5 Spring song Zoë McHenry 1:08
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6 Cluck cluck mother hen Zoë McHenry 1:05
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7 Hey little hen Noel Gay 2:03
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8 Sunning Lorraine Milne 1:56
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9 Mud Lorraine Milne :57
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10 Bouncing ball Zoë McHenry 1:04
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11 I love jelly Lorraine Milne 1:33
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12 Train song Traditional 1:07
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13 I'm galloping Jack Zoë McHenry 1:31
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14 The spider Zoë McHenry 1:00
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15 I am a kangaroo Zoë McHenry :58
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16 The tiger Zoë McHenry 1:57
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17 The lighthouse Zoë McHenry 1:50
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18 Fish in the sea Zoë McHenry :50
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19 My boat is rocking Traditional 1:48
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20 O Matilda Traditional :47
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21 When I have a shower Lorraine Milne 1:23
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22 When the rain is falling down Zoë McHenry 1:19
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23 Snuggled up in bed Zoë McHenry 1:41
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24 The star Zoë McHenry 1:20
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25 Little baby Jesus Zoë McHenry 1:55
This popular recording was first issued on cassette in 1988 and later reissued on CD.
It draws on a wide variety of musical styles and sounds, and is aimed at under-fives, though six- and seven-year-olds often love it too. Fourteen of the songs are by Zoë McHenry, the prolific children's songwriter of ABC radio's Kindergarten of the Air in the 1950s.
Zoë's songs link the child with the natural world and stretch the imagination. Early childhood workers welcomed the collection for its clarity, uncomplicated backings and variety of sounds. Nominated for best children's cassette at the 1988 ARIA Awards, it remains a classic for little ones.
Reviews
This is exactly what pre-school teachers need and can't get enough of!
Artists
Fay White
vocals, guitar, flute
Fay White is an Australian singer, songwriter and workshop leader whose work ranges from children’s songs to Landcare and inward adult writing, heard in cafés, concert halls, conferences and community houses.
Zoë McHenry
composer
A pianist and music teacher, Zoë McHenry (1901-1971) was employed by the ABC's 'Kindergaten of the Air', as a pianist.
Ralph Butler
composer
Ellen Evans
composer
Noel Gay
composer
Lorraine Milne
composer
Lorraine Milne is a composer of songs for young children. Her pieces sit among nursery rhymes and early-childhood repertoire, often marking ordinary moments in a child’s day.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
composer
John Smith
composer
Michelle Smith
composer
James S. Tippett
composer
James S. Tippett is credited as a composer on Move children’s recordings, notably the song Sunning.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Fay White · vocals, guitar, flute
- Mark Donaldson · electric piano, synthesizer
- John Adolphous · guitar, bass guitar
- Matthew Arnold · violin
- John Seal · percussion
- Julie Seal · clarinet
- Phillip Ashton · magpies
Technical credits
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
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Credit
Simon Kneebone
Details
- List price
- $20.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 35 minutes 13 seconds
- Release date
- 1988
- Category
- Vocal
- Genres
- Children's, Vocal & Opera
- Musical work copyright
- © 1988 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1988, 2006 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3083
- EAN
- 9314574308327
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