Darah squeals with delight when we play music at home. She loves to hear a good beat and just thinks it is so funny when mommy and daddy sing along with a song. Over the past few months we have been listening to some terrific music from artists like Charity and the JAMBand, Earthworm Ensemble, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family. We recently added another absolutely fantastic album to our collection. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem is a folksy string band and they have just released a family album called Ranky Tanky. I would say that the style of music in this album is upbeat, playful, rockabilly, and even a bit impromptu. I LOVE this album. I wish I had a way to express how much I like it beyond the caps lock function of my keyboard! Every single song on here is fun, catchy, and sounds great. Great classics such as Purple People Eater and The Green Grass Grows All Around are huge hits here. In fact, when I put this cd on for Darah (and also for me, since I love it), we don’t skip over a single song. We love them all! Don’t just take my word for it, though, listen for yourself!
Buy It!: Do you need some tunes to groove to with your kids that won’t drive you crazy? This is the album to buy, then! Ranky Tanky is available for $15 plus shipping today!
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Win It!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is about to bring some musical joy home. You will win your very own copy of Ranky Tanky! The contest will run until Tuesday, April 27th at 7:59pm CST. A winner will be randomly selected and emailed, and will have 48 hours to claim their prize. Open to residents of the United States. Be sure to leave your email address in your comments or have it in your profile or else I can’t contact you to tell you that you won!
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Disclosure: I received a product sample for review purposes. The opinions expressed in this post are strictly my own.
My fav is Tennessee Wig Walk!!! Love the samples
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I would have to go with Green Grass Grows All Around.
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My favorite is Bear to the Left.
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I like "Tennessee Wig Walk", but I also caught myself singing "Green Grass Grows All Around!"
I like Bear to the Left! So cute!
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"Wildflowers"!
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I like the Wildflowers song! They all sound fun.
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Green Grass grows all around around and the green grass grows all around…
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i like bear to the left 🙂
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Tennessee wig walk is my favorite
My favorite was the Tennessee Wig Walk, thanks!
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I liked the Wildflowers song.
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Cute music–I liked Wildflowers!
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Well, I like Wildflowers the best, but my son and I were listening to these samples earlier today (this CD was featured on a kids radio show we listen to!) and he went crazy for Tennessee Wig Walk. 🙂
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Tenessee Wig Walk is my fav. on the CD!
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Tennessee Wig Walk is my favorite!
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I love the Tennessee Wig Walk! My 18 month old immediately began boppin' around!
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Tennessee Wig Walk, of course!
bear to the left although they are great.
i am in love with all of the samples. all of the songs are so happy! i like the tn wig walk because it reminds me of barn dances my parents took me to when i was a child. the wildflowers song is wonderful too, with the great instrumental intro and sweet harmony. thanks for introducing me to "ranky tanky"!
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That's a tough one. This a cool cd. Definitely getting bookmarked as a future gift for Levi….if I don't win. I think Wildflowers is my fave.