Bairn's Kist is a collection of songs from Scottish tradition for pre-school and younger school children.
The sleeve notes for this CD reflect the fact that the initial 'target audience' for it was parent and toddler groups, pre-school groups and primary school infant departments. Alongside the full words, there are suggestions for ways to use the songs - such as, different ways to bounce a child on your knee for different part of a song, or actions for singing games, some based on Makaton signs.
The idea is to make it as easy as possible for parents and group leaders to include Scottish songs among their repertoire and point out the areas of child development touched on by these songs.
Instrumental accompaniements are provided on harp by Bill Taylor, on fiddle and viola by Olivia Ross and all the other instruments by Bob Pegg.
To buy a copy of Bairn's Kist online from musicscotland.com, click on the cover image above.
Tracks included are:
1 The Hullo Song (based on Alpha Munro's version of Bonnie Tammie Scholar)
2 Ali Bally Bee (also known as Coultar's Candy)
3 Wee Chookie Birdie
4 Hey Jock ma Cuddy
5 Bodachan a Gharaidh
6 Aiken Drum
7 I Had a Wee Hen
8 Brochan Lom
9 Chuir iad mise Eilean leam fhin
10 The Big Ship Sails
11 The Herrins' Heids
12 Tha mi dol a'Dheanamh Banais
13 The Fairy Lullaby (Mo Chrubhrachan)
14 'S ann an Ile
15 Three Craws
16 Wee Willie Winkie
17 A Sailor Went to Sea
18 Underneath the Arches
19 Minnie o Shirva's Cradle Sang
20 Kittie Berdo (elsewhere known as Katie Bairdie)
21 Pop in Jinny Linn
22 Nam bu lean fhin thu, Thaladhainn thu
23 Nead na Lach' as a Luachair
24 The World must be Coming to an End
25 Gille Beag o
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