Ever heard of Farmer Jason, aka Jason Ringenberg? What about Jason and the Scorchers? Yeah, me neither. That being said, I am always looking for new music for my kids that doesn't make me want to rip my ears off. My children's music selection is actually pretty small, it currently consists of Barenaked Ladies (they are a band, eh), They Might Be Giants, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World, and the "For the Kids" series. Well, I have now added one more CD to that collection, Farmer Jason and Buddies: Nature Jams.
I like this CD because it does more than entertain, it teaches the listener about nature and science. The music tracks are intermixed with introductory tracks that talk a bit about the subject of the upcoming song. Each track encourages the listener to get outside, be active, and be part of nature. A lesson we can all heed. The songs are catchy and each have their own style. The lyrics are simple enough that a child can listen and understand the song and its message. As a homeschooler, I listen to this CD and my wheels start turning about how to incorporate it into our lessons. My 4 year old was jamming out to a few of the tracks.
Each track has a special guest on it and covers a different nature-related topic. The topics range from parks to manatees to spelunking. My personal favorite is the track entitled "The Moose Lives Where?" with one of my favorite singer/songwriters of all time, Todd Snyder. Some other names you will find are Ruthie Foster, Suzy Bogguss, Hank Williams III, Brandi Carlile, Mike Mills of REM, Steve Gorman of Black Crowes, and Tom Petersen of Cheap Trick.
I almost forgot the best part, at least for my TV loving kids (yeah, I know, I know, but that is a post for another time) is the bonus DVD that has videos for 4 of the songs. The videos are a mix of live action and superimposed animation showing Farmer Jason and a group of kids outside having fun.
This entire CD/DVD set is well appointed to encourage our kids to get off the couch, get out in nature, and have fun. You can not beat that message, in my opinion.
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