Folktales and Songs of Our Great Big World

Credits

All instrumentation by Titus Anderson, except where noted.

1 - This is My Father’s World

Words - Maltbie Babcock (1901)

Music - Traditional, arranged by Franklin L. Sheppard (1915)

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

2 - The Old Woman and Her Bear

Inuit Folktale

Narrator - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

3 - Hinei Ma Tov (Behold How Good)

Traditional Hebrew Song Based on Psalm 133

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

4 - The Criticism of Men

Turkish Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

5 - Nine Camels

Arabian Folktale

Narrator - Ray Notgrass

6 - Pearl Diving Song

Traditional Arabic Song

Vocals and Narration - Titus Anderson

7 - Lai La La

Traditional Iraqi Chorus

Vocals - Titus Anderson

8 - Seven Buckthorn Pickers

Saudi Arabian Folktale

Narrator - Clara McCurdy

9 - Mwari Makanaka (God Is So Good)

Traditional Shona Song

Vocals - Mitchel Mpofu (Zimbabwe)

10 - How the Animals Kept the Lions Away

Algerian Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

11 - The Land and the Treasure

Moroccan Folktale

Narrator - Ray Notgrass

12 - Igi Oronbo (The Lime Tree)

Traditional Yoruba Song

Vocals - Elizabeth Oluchukwu Adeshina (Nigeria)

13 - Ininne (Remember)

Traditional Igbo Song

Vocals - Elizabeth Oluchukwu Adeshina (Nigeria)

14 - The Bojabi Tree

Gabonese Folktale

Narrator - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

15 - Zawadi za Afrika (Gifts of Africa)

Composed and Performed by Elie Muhanano (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda)

16 - Ba Yesu Iyee Ee! (Jesus, Wow!)

Words and Music - Jennipher Mulenga

Vocals - Jennipher Mulenga and Students (Zambia)

17 - The Legend of the Baobab Tree

African Folktale

Narrator - Clara McCurdy

18 - For the Beauty of the Earth

Words - Folliott Sandford Pierpoint (1864)

Music - Conrad Kocher (1838)

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

19 - Why Dogs Sniff: The Story of the Dogs’ Dinner Party

Portuguese Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

20 - Kënga e Gjyshes (Grandma’s Song)

Traditional Albanian Song

Vocals - Clara McCurdy

21 - Truthful Joseph

Italian Folktale

Narrator - Levi Duggin

22 - The Hero of Haarlem

Story - Mary Mapes Dodge

Narrator - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

23 - Lobe den Herren, Den Mächtigen König der Ehren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty King of Honor)

Music - Traditional

Words - Joachim Neander (1680)

Vocals - Annalisa Perry (Germany)

24 - The Giant’s Causeway

Irish Folktale

Narrator - Ray Notgrass

25 - London Bridge Is Falling Down

Traditional

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

26 - The Troll Wedding

Norwegian Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

27 - Hirsilaulu (Log Song)

Traditional Finnish Song

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

28 - The Little Cock and the Little Hen

Czech Folktale

Narrator - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

29 - Yikhav, Yikhav Kozak Mistom (Rode, Rode the Cossack Through the City)

Traditional Ukrainian Song

Vocals - Ivanna Plysiuk (Ukraine)

30 - The Princess Without a Smile

Russian Folktale

Narrator - Clara McCurdy

31 - Valenki (Felt Boots)

Traditional Russian Song

Vocals - Anastasia Kalinina (Russia)

32 - The Broken Pot

Indian Folktale

Narrator - Ray Notgrass

33 - Atal Matal Tootoolé

Traditional Iranian Song

Vocals - Wesley McCurdy

34 - The Sparrow’s Lost Bean

Nepalese Folktale

Narrator - Charlene Notgrass

35 - Dhonnobad Jesu (Thank You, Jesus)

Traditional Bengla Song

Music and Vocals - Ivan and Rikta Samadder, Momtahana Sarker (Bangladesh)

36 - Buuvein Duu (Lullaby Song)

Traditional Mongolian Song

Vocals - Clara McCurdy

37 - Kintaro, or The Wild Baby

Japanese Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

38 - Sheng Ming Di He (River of Life)

Words and Music - Lü Xiao Min

Vocals - Shiwei Zhai (China)

39 - The Empty Pot

Chinese Folktale

Narrator - Levi Duggin

40 - The Hundred-Knot Bamboo

Vietnamese Folktale

Narrator - Ray Notgrass

41 - Yam Rao Yu Ruam Kan (When We Dwell Together)

Thai Song

Courtesy Ulrich Kohler of OMF Thailand and Bob Craft of Reach a Village

42 - Sina and Her Eel

Samoan Folktale

Narrator - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

43 - A Toia Mai (Ah, Drag It Here)

Traditional Māori Chant

Vocals - Titus Anderson

44 - E Da Sa Qaqa (We Have Overcome)

Traditional Fijian Song

Vocals - Titus Anderson

45 - The Legend of Raemaru

Cook Islands Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

46 - Bebi Notsa

Traditional Muscogee Song

Vocals - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

47 - The Raven and the Goose

Greenlandic Folktale

Narrator - Clara McCurdy

48 - Liberty Statue Is Looking Right at You

Words - Arthur Guy Empey (1918)

Music - Charles R. McCarron and Carey Morgan (1918)

Vocals - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

49 - Cat and Dog

Bermudan Folktale

Narrator - Levi Duggin

50 - The Cougar and the Cricket

Mexican Folktale

Narrator - Clara McCurdy

51 - Seremei (Thanks)

Words and Music - Dylan Diego

Instrumental and Vocals - Dylan, David, and Richard Diego (Belize)

52 - The Legend of El Tabudo

El Salvadoran Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

53 - El Bananero (The Banana Seller)

Words and Music - Lidia Handal

Vocals - Job Gámez and Conzuelo Abelar (Honduras)

54 - Glwa Pou Bondye (Glory to God)

Traditional Haitian Song

Vocals and Percussion - Odeline (Haiti)

55 - Toad and Donkey

Jamaican Folktale

Narrator - Levi Duggin

56 - Yacumama

Amazonian Folktale

Narrator - Clara McCurdy

57 - Borboleta Pequenina (Tiny Butterfly)

Traditional Brazilian Song

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

58 - Los Pollitos (The Little Chicks)

Traditional Venezuelan Song

Vocals - Moriah and Sarah Galicinski; Clara, Wesley, and Peter McCurdy; Addie, Haelic, Elden, and Luke Van Neste

59 - The Guinea Pig and the Fox

Andean Folktale

Narrator - Mary Evelyn McCurdy

60 - Armadillo’s Song

Bolivian Folktale

Narrator - Titus Anderson

61 - Canción Nacional de Chile (The National Anthem of Chile)

Words - Eusebio Lillo (1847)

Music - Ramón Carnicer (c. 1827)

Vocals - Titus Anderson