Dance On A Moonbeam | 
| Artists: Joel Brown, Chris Brubeck, Julianne Baird, Jim Cowdery, Justin Kagin, Bill Keith, Dawn Upshaw, Benjamin Luxon, John Guth, Frederica Von Stade, Carver Blanchard, Susan Follari, Loretta O'sullivan
Creators: David Grover, Irish Traditional, N. Blaney, Anonymous, English Traditional, Traditional, Shaker Traditional, Johann Sebastian Bach, Welsh Traditional, Engelbert Humperdinck
Label: Telarc
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy New: $9.98
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 18383
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 089408055423
EAN: 0089408055423
ASIN: B00004UDEL
Release Date: July 25, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | While You Sleep/The Merchant of Venice - Bill Crofut, Meryl Streep | | • | Dandlings Songs | | • | Midsummer Night's Dream/Alligator Hedgehog - Bill Crofut, Meryl Streep | | • | Chipmunk's Day | | • | Mr. Bear | | • | Fox | | • | Midsummer Night's Dream - Meryl Streep | | • | Cuckoo/Leatherwing Bat | | • | Little Trotty Wagtail | | • | Friendly Cow | | • | Midsummer Night's Dream - Meryl Streep | | • | Table and the Chair | | • | Sonnet XVII - Meryl Streep | | • | Simple Gifts | | • | Sweet Nightingale | | • | White Fields | | • | King Lear - Meryl Streep | | • | In Just | | • | Winter's Tale - Meryl Streep | | • | Dance to You Daddy | | • | Can Ye Sew Cushions/The Christ Child's Lullaby | | • | Bourree/Henry IV - Bill Crofut, Meryl Streep | | • | Child's Song/The Early Morning | | • | All Through the Night/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Bill Crofut, Meryl Streep | | • | Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep | | • | Romeo and Juliet/The Tempest/While You Sleep (Reprise) - Meryl Streep |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It's hard to even begin hanging musical descriptors on the late Bill Crofut. He came up during the folk boom of the 1950s and even then quietly defied tradition by setting the words of American poets such as Robert Penn Warren to banjo-inflected music, something he continued doing throughout his career with a variety of wordsmiths. Dance on a Moonbeam is his final treasure, a gift of sorts to children and their parents, delivered after Crofut's death in January 1999. Steeped in Shakespeare's words and a magical ability to weave together Renaissance-era moods and American folk music, Moonbeam exudes a warmth and soulfulness that Crofut and musical partner Chris Brubeck create with the simplest instrumentations--banjo, bass, piano, cello, and voices, mostly. Meryl Streep interjects brief readings of Shakespeare, a lovely complement to an incredible mix of Crofut's rustic folk with classically trained singers such as Dawn Upshaw, Julianne Baird, and Frederica von Stade. "Dandling Songs," "The Bear," "Simple Gifts," and "All Through the Night" alone among these 26 stellar cuts make this one of the best children's music recordings in ages. It eschews the simple means to a child's ear and instead aims for the heart and soul, which Moonbeam reaches over and over with wit and creative depths that will unfold for ages. --Andrew Bartlett
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 NOT Your Typical Children's Music January 22, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My four month-old daughter got this CD as a Christmas present and my seven year-old son, my husband, and I all love it. The songs are so clever and not at all cloying like most children's music I've heard. I'll definitely by this for gifts myself.
Parents will enjoy this CD as much as the kids December 6, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
What a treasure this CD is for the whole family. Great musicians, wonderful songs, beautiful artwork, and the lyrics are included too. Perfect gift for the holidays!
Classical Folk and Folk Classical, a Double WOW! July 14, 2001
Stanley M Elmore (Richmond, Virginia USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This CD is so good I can't wait to buy four more copies for my granchildren and tell every parent about this rare gem of a disc. If diamonds and gold never lose their value then invest in this CD. It will charm tots, tykes and parents. Such quality of artists, programming and performance is rare in any musical genre these days. This is one musical treasure that will last a lifetime and make the world a better place for hearing it.
 It's a Bit Overrated... January 17, 2002
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I ordered this CD based on the glowing customer reviews that were posted a few months ago, and I am sorry to say it did not live up to its reputation. While the best music gets better and better with every new hearing (no small consideration when you have repetition-loving kids), I have found this overlong, overproduced album has instead become more and more irritating. The whole enterprise strikes me as highbrow pretension, from the Shakespearean interludes (nicely played by Ms. Streep but often hard to hear, and with a tenuous thematic connection to the songs) to the pompous spectacle of opera divas singing traditional children's songs. In our house, the classic recordings of Seeger, Guthrie, Leadbelly et. al. are still the favorites; the straightforward, simple, solid recordings of any one of these greats puts the artsy, precious "Dance on a Moonbeam" to shame.
Absolutely wonderful! December 12, 2007
Lisa Wickenheiser (Thurmont, MD USA)
This is the CD we play all the time in our house, which is home to a nine-year-old girl and five- and three-year-old boys. The blend of music and poetry is just amazing, and keeps all of us (including Mommy) interested over and over again. Of course, we all love different things about it, but we agree on our favorite song: Mr. Bear! Buy this if you want a gentle, intellectual AND fun CD for your library. You will never regret it.
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