CD Music recording

Sunny day

Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1968- (singer,, instrumentalist,, arranger of music,, writer of added commentary.). Littleton, Daniel, (singer,, instrumentalist.). Littleton, Storey, (singer,, instrumentalist.). Helm, Levon, (instrumentalist.). Campbell, Larry, 1924-2011 (instrumentalist.). Zanes, Dan, (singer,, instrumentalist.). Langford, Jon, 1958- (singer.). Wood, Chris (Musician), (instrumentalist.). Soule, Amanda Blake, (writer of added commentary.). Children of Agape Choir, (singer.).

Summary: Elizabeth Mitchell's third collection of children's music relies heavily on Appalachian and international folk songs and lullabies with an emphasis on acoustic arrangements.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.
sound disc
Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, [2010]
Copyright: ℗2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Traditional and popular songs and lullabies for children. Title from disc label. Program notes by Amanda Blake Soule and Elizabeth Mitchell (27 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Sunny day / Storey Littleton (1:32) -- Shoo lie loo / Bessie Jones (3:10) -- Mr. Rabbit (1:33) -- Ooki na kuri no ki no shita de = (Under the big chestnut tree) (1:15) -- Keep on the sunny side / Ada Blenkhorn (2:56) -- Lovely day / Bill Withers (2:26) -- Reggae in the fields / Augustus Pablo (2:07) -- Ong tal sam = (Little spring) / arr. Elizabeth Mitchell (1:48) -- Tell it again / Louis Hardin (1:22) -- Green, green rocky road (2:22) -- School days / Chuck Berry (3:43) -- Mystery train / Herman Parker, Jr. (2:36) -- Oh, John the Rabbit (1:51) -- David's mandolin / Daniel Littleton (2:48) -- This little light of mine (2:20) -- Fairy tale lullaby / John Martyn (2:30) -- Elephants all over the world / Storey Littleton (2:02) -- Little buckaroo / M.K. Jerome (2:37) -- Tsuki = (Moon) / arr. Elizabeth Mitchell (2:19).
Participant or Performer Note:	Elizabeth Mitchell, vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica, drums, xylophone, glockenspiel ; with, variously: Daniel Littleton, vocals, banjo, ukulin, viola, guitar, harmonium, percussion, organ, melodica, mandolin, Irish harp ; Storey Littleton, vocals, harmonica ; Levon Helm, drums ; Larry Campbell, fiddle ; Dan Zanes, vocals, cuatro ; Jon Langford, vocals ; Chris Wood, bass ; Children of Agape Choir ; additional assisting musicians.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded at On-Me Sound, Mt. Tremper, New York (principally) and at Levon Helm Studios and Mark Dann Recording, Woodstock, New York; Excello Recording and DZ, Brooklyn, New York; Kampo Cultural Center and Dubway, New York, New York; and North Branch Recording, Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2009.
Language Note:	Sung in English (principally) and Japanese.