Not for Kids Only
Studio album by
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman
ReleasedOctober 20, 1993
RecordedMid-1993
GenreProgressive bluegrass, new acoustic
LabelAcoustic Disc
ProducerDavid Grisman
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman chronology
Jerry Garcia / David Grisman
(1991) 		Not for Kids Only
(1993) 		Shady Grove
(1996)
Jerry Garcia chronology
Fire Up Plus
(1992) 		Not for Kids Only
(1993) 		Shady Grove
(1996)
David Grisman chronology
Dawgwood
(1993) 		Not for Kids Only
(1993) 		Common Chord
(1993)

Not for Kids Only is an album of children's songs released by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Most of the songs come from the Southeast region of the United States. It was released by Acoustic Disc.

The song "Jenny Jenkins" is featured in the 2015 compilation album This Record Belongs To....[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
The Music Box [4]

On AllMusic, Lindsay Planer said, "Not for Kids Only (1993) is an album of folkie standards and traditional tunes... The obvious kinship between the musicians radiates throughout every track as their moods alternate between light and silly "There Ain't No Bugs on Me" to the darker-edged "When First Unto This Country".... One of the most endearing cuts is the comedic dialogue between Garcia and Grisman on "Arkansas Traveller"."[3]

In The Music Box, John Metzger wrote, "[In the early-to-mid 1990s Jerry Garcia] managed to find time to reconnect with old pal David Grisman for a series of recording projects, jam sessions, and occasional concert performances. The second album spawned from this fruitful collaboration was the lighthearted Not for Kids Only. As the title suggests, one need not have children to enjoy this collection of traditional tunes and folk standards."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Jenny Jenkins" (Traditional) - 4:22
  2. "Freight Train" (Elizabeth Cotten) - 5:20
  3. "A Horse Named Bill" (Traditional) - 3:04
  4. "Three Men Went A-Hunting" (Traditional) - 3:15
  5. "When First Unto This Country" (Traditional) - 4:01
  6. "Arkansas Traveller" (Traditional) - 3:28
  7. "Hopalong Peter" (Traditional) - 2:37
  8. "Teddy Bears' Picnic" (Irving Berlin) - 4:26
  9. "There Ain't No Bugs On Me" (Fiddlin' John Carson arr. by David Grisman) - 4:50
  10. "The Miller's Will" (Traditional) - 3:09
  11. "Hot Corn, Cold Corn" (Traditional) - 4:02
  12. "A Shenandoah Lullaby" ("Oh Shenandoah" and an instrumental version of Brahms' Lullaby) (Traditional) - 7:52

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Randall (December 12, 2015). "'This Record Belongs To ...' Introduces Kids to the Joys of Music on Vinyl, Complete with Turntable". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "This Record Belongs To". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. Not for Kids Only at AllMusic
  4. ^ a b Metzger, John (June 2003). Not for Kids Only, The Music Box
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