![]() January: Tenting Tonight on the Old Campground * * ∘Īpril: Little Brown Dog (Autumn to May) * * ∘ Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming ∘ and/or It Came Upon a Midnight Clear November: The Foolish Boy (or The Swapping Song) * * ∘ Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Good Christian Men Rejoice and/or Hark! The Herald Angels Sing November: The Green Grass Grew All Around * September: Cockles and Mussels/Molly Malone * * Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: In The Bleak Midwinter and/or God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen *Ģ030-2031 School Year Wendi's YouTube Playlist ![]() Wendi's YouTube Playlist of this year's folk songs * This page has some fun ones, but some are crude. June: Kookaburra * * (Aussie kids sing many parodies of this song. Please check that the version of the song you choose does not contain racist language.) May: Pick a Bale of Cotton * * (Note: It would be good to teach this song in the context of African Slavery, so as not to demean the history of African Americans. ![]() Other renditions may use older lyrics that contain racially tinged language. March: Yellow Rose of Texas History * * (Mitch Miller's version uses more modern wording that omits any reference to race. January: I'm Seventeen Come Sunday (Some later versions are bawdier, so screen lyrics.) * * * * Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Once in Royal David's City * and/or The Holly and the Ivy * * * November: Lord Randall * * * (This version shows that Billy Boy and Lord Randall come from the same traditional song.) * (Take care when searching for versions of this song on YouTube) ![]() October: Billy Boy ( American version) ( English version) (YouTube Playlists: Jeanne Webb Kathy L.) March: With My Swag All on My Shoulder * * * January: The Fish of the Sea (Windy Old Weather) * *įebruary: There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea * * Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Ditchling Carol and/or The First Noel Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Angels We Have Heard On High and/or Angels From The Realms Of Gloryįebruary: When the Iceworm Nests Again * *Īpril: I've Been Working On the Railroad * January: Battle of Otterburn * * Lyrics HistoryĪpril: Scarborough Fair * * ( Simon and Garfunkel's iconic version) Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and/or We Three Kings of Orient Are November: Rose of Tralee * * History of the song here October: On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at - This is a fun Yorkshire song about the dangers of not wearing a hat: "You'll catch your death of cold, we shall have to bury thee, the worms will come and eat thee up, the ducks will come and eat the worms, then we'll eat the ducks, and we'll have eaten thee." - * * * Also: a local all-star version that includes a rap section one with a Les Mis flair (YouTube Playlists: Kathy Livingston Jeanne Webb) June: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * * * * March: All Through the Night * * * * * ( A Welsh lullaby)Īpril: Maggie (When You And I Were Young, Maggie) * * * Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Sussex Carol and/or Silent Night January: The Water is Wide (Oh Waly, Waly) * * * *Īpril: A Man's A Man for A'That ( "Should'a been Scotland's national anthem.") * * * Over Christmas break, try learning a less familiar carol: Sleep, Sleep, Sleep My Little Child and/or O Little Town Of Bethlehem September: Aiken Drum * * ∘ Scottish version: * * This dot ∘ in place of an asterisk marks YouTube links to her channel. You can view them on her YouTube channel. Included are Solfa lessons for musical literacy and basic singing lessons.Ī talented AO mom has been recording folk songs and hymns - they are beautiful, simple, and joyful. We love these music lessons focused on participation provided by an AO mom with a music teaching background: Children of the Open Air. Staying on schedule together for these subjects enriches our studies as we share resources and experiences.Ĭlick song title for info. We encourage AmblesideOnline members to follow the schedule as a group for Artists, Composers, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Folk Songs, Hymns, and Nature Study. links are identified like this: ($amzn) or ($mp3), but we have provided links to free and alternate sources as well. If you use our links, we receive a small commission which enables us to cover the costs of keeping the website and curriculum. AmblesideOnline is part of 's Affiliate program.
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