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ROUND AND ROUND: Kids' Songs for Mixed Ages

by Mike Block and Barry Rothman

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a lovely gatefold card case, with artwork by Marian C. Holmes

    Includes unlimited streaming of ROUND AND ROUND: Kids' Songs for Mixed Ages via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 04:00
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2.
Itsy Bitsy spider 01:48
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3.
Wheels on the Bus 02:55
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4.
Lullaby 03:13
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5.
Rain Rain Go Away 02:11
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6.
Mary Had a Little Lamb 03:55
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7.
The Hokey Pokey 03:01
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Row Row Row Your Boat 02:35
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9.
Are You Sleeping? 02:48
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10.
If You're Happy and You Know It 03:32
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11.
You Are My Sunshine 03:43
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about

Since becoming a father 3 years ago, I've become intimately aware of so many classic songs for children. The appeal of these songs span many countries and centuries, and there is a simple genius to the best of them. This album was a cathartic experience, reclaiming songs I’ve heard a million times by engaging with them creatively and exploring their limits. My hope is that kids can enjoy listening to these familiar songs in a new way, while also providing some extra interest for the parents in the room, as well. :) - Mike Block

ROUND AND ROUND. Revolve to evolve. It can be difficult to trace the true origins and meanings of some of these songs. No doubt they’ve been adapted and morphed through time and place, ending up in our collective consciousness to become an invaluable aid for learning and teaching. It has always been round and round since the very beginning of recorded kid’s music well over a century ago, starting with wax cylinders and 78rpm shellac disc evolving to vinyl 33rpm LPs and 45rpm singles to cassettes and compact discs. On this recording we continued the tradition by incorporating loops and phonographs to spin, twist and bend, creating something different right around the curve but never just going around in circles. - Barry Rothman

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released June 10, 2022

Produced by: Mike Block
Published by: BMI
Engineered + Mastered by: Dan Cardinal
Cover Illustration by: Omid Aeenehchi
Album Package Design by: Marian C. Holmes
Recorded at: Dimension Sound Studios, September 2021

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Mike Block Boston, Massachusetts

MIKE BLOCK is a Grammy-Award winning multi-style cellist, singer, composer, and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st-Century", and acclaimed by the NYTimes for his "vital rich-hued solo playing".

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