| Description |
1 audio disc : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical rda |
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audio file rda |
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CD audio |
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text file rda |
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PDF |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
Cathy Fink, vocals, guitar, five-string banjo ; Marcy Marxer, vocals, guitars, ukulele, bass, spoons, hammered dulcimer, mandolin ; with assisting musicians ; featuring: Riders in the Sky, Justin Roberts, Andy Offutt Irwin. |
| Credits |
Produced by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. |
| Event |
Recorded at Jim Robeson Productions, Gaithersburg, MD; Airshow, Takoma Park, MD; and Community Music, Silver Spring, MD. |
| Note |
Adaptations of songs originally released in 1947. |
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Enhanced compact disc. |
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Enhanced portion comprises ten PDF activity guides. |
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Lyrics (16 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Grammy-winning duo Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer remake a space age classic with an update to the 1961 classic Ballads for the age of science, featuring music by Lou Singer and lyrics by Hy Zaret. |
| Contents |
Zoom a little zoom (Rocket ship) (3:21) -- Constellation jig (3:02) -- What makes the lightning? (2:16) -- Why does the sun shine? (with Riders in the Sky) (3:09) -- Snowflake, snowflake (with Justin Roberts) (2:17) -- Vibration (3:58) -- We know the air is there (Hi, ho, fiddle dee dee) (2:54) -- Bobo the bear (The hibernation song) (2:47) -- What is an insect? (A cricket in a thicket) (with Andy Offutt Irwin) (3:22) -- What is gravity? (2:26) -- Zoom a little zoom (Rocket ship, reprise) (:57). |
| Subject |
Science -- Songs and music.
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Children's songs.
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Science -- Songs and music.
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Songs.
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Children's songs. (OCoLC)fst00856546
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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| Genre/Form |
Children's sound recordings.
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Children's sound recordings. (OCoLC)fst01774242
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Songs and music. (OCoLC)fst01985328
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| Added Author |
Zaret, Hy, lyricist.
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Fink, Cathy, performer.
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Marxer, Marcy, perfomer.
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Roberts, Justin, performer.
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Irwin, Andy Offutt, 1957- performer.
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Adaptation of (work): Zaret, Hy.
Ballads for the age of science.
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Riders in the Sky, performer.
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| Added Title |
Ballads for the age of science. Selections
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| Standard No. |
700261462936 |
| Music No. |
CMCD 212 Community Music, Inc. |
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