- Little Liza Jane
- Who's My Pretty Baby
- Zousan (Little Elephant)
- Little Bird, Little Bird
- Three Little Birds
- What Goes On
- Pom Na Tu Ri (Springtime Outing)
- Buckeye Jim
- Peace Like a River
- Los Pollitos
- Winter's Come and Gone
- Little Wing
- Lily Pond
- The North Wind
- If You Listen
- Down in the Valley
- Grassy Grass Grass
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Rooted in tradition but with her own distinctive, breezy style, Elizabeth Mitchell offers a fresh, lively folk album that'll please little ones and their music-loving caregivers alike. As on her collaborative disc with Lisa Loeb, Catch the Moon, You Are My Little Bird focuses on the winsome sound of Mitchell's voice, backed by acoustic instruments, hand percussion, and harmonies from friends and family including her husband Dan Littleton and young daughter Storey Littleton. True to the album's folksy nature -- and its release through the lauded Smithsonian Folkways label, home to Pete Seeger and Ella Jenkins -- the song list includes tunes by Seeger (the irresistibly sweet "Little Bird, Little Bird," plucked on a banjo) and Woody Guthrie (the spare yet lively "Who's My Pretty Baby," outfitted with a Bo Diddley beat). From there, Mitchell tries her voice at non-English tunes such as the Korean "Pom Na Tu Ri (Springtime Outing)" and the Spanish "Los Pollitos (The Little Chicks)," which she says in the extensive liner notes that she discovered on a Folkways album by Suni Paz. From there, the adventurous singer introduces young fans to Vashti Bunyan (the singsongy "Lily Pond"), the Velvet Underground (a gently pulsing "What Goes On"), Gillian Welch (the blues-tinged "Winter's Come and Gone"), and Bob Marley ("Three Little Birds," which incorporates just enough youthful voices to add color without being cloying). With its decades-spanning repertoire and homespun arrangements, You Are My Little Bird plays like a soundtrack to a Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell-Littleton house - which, by the sound of it, would be a pretty nice place to spend the day.
Product Details
Release Date: | 08/29/2006 |
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Label: | Smithsonian Folkways |
UPC: | 0093074506325 |
catalogNumber: | 45063 |
Rank: | 859 |
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Performance Credits
Elizabeth Mitchell Primary Artist,Guitar,Percussion,Piano,Vocals,WurlitzerJohn Sebastian Harmonica,Autoharp
Warren Defever Bass,Bass Guitar
Dan Littleton Banjo,Guitar,Percussion,Drums,Harmonium,Hammond Organ,Viola,Vocals,Wurlitzer
Miggy Littleton Percussion,Vocals
Jean Cook Violin,Vocals
Charlotte "Coco" Constan Vocals,Background Vocals
William "Boogie" Constan Percussion,Vocals
Annika Enzien Vocals,Background Vocals
Gabi Geujon Vocals,Background Vocals
Kirsten Jacobson Flute,Vocals
Hermina Littleton Vocals
Athena Miros Vocals,Background Vocals
Fenner Osmond Friedman Vocals,Background Vocals
Daniel Littleton Banjo,Guitar,Percussion,Drums,Harmonium,Viola,Vocals,Hammond B3
Storey Littleton Guitar,Vocals
Technical Credits
Woody Guthrie ComposerHappy Traum Liner Notes
Bob Marley Composer
Lou Reed Composer
Neil Young Composer
Warren Defever Producer,Engineer,Audio Production
Justin Guip Engineer
Anthony Seeger Liner Notes
Elizabeth Mitchell Arranger,Producer,Audio Production,Song Notes
Gillian Welch Composer
Micky Jones Composer
David Rawlings Composer
Ida Pearle Artwork
Vashti Composer
Mickey Jones Composer
Tommy Brown Composer
Hugh Musick Liner Notes
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