Whacky Folk Fest

From Plank Road Publishing

by Teresa Jennings, Paul Jennings, John Riggio, and Karl Hitzemann

Boomwhackers® are fun! Kids love to play them and just can't get enough of them once they have started.

With that in mind, the creative writers behind Music K-8 magazine have worked their magic on these eight new settings of great American folk songs. All of the arrangements are carefully structured to work with young players, and while all are designed to work with one or more sets of Diatonic Boomwhackers® (C Major or Bass), some arrangements offer the option for the Chromatic Add-ons or have optional second parts to include more players and expand learning possibilities. Also, some of the arrangements come with two different parts: one simpler and diatonic, and one more complex.

All of the songs are included on the recordings, though some can easily be performed with just Boomwhackers® and simple classroom percussion. The recordings are of the highest quality, featuring world-class performers playing real instruments. Each song has a unique blend of traditional instruments, including a variety of guitars, Dobro, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, bass, and strings.

This unique collection includes:

  • Oh! Susanna
  • New River Train
  • My Horses Ain't Hungry
  • Little 'Liza Jane
  • Sweet Betsy From Pike
  • Hush, Little Baby
  • Ring, Ring The Banjo
  • What Do You Do With A Whacky Sailor?

Also, these great arrangements work well with any solo instrument, especially Orff and simple keyboard percussion instruments... and lyrics are provided for all songs!

About the Downloadable OptionThe downloadable version contains all the components the print version would, but in electronic format.

About the Convenience Combo Kit The Convenience Combo Kit includes both the Kit with CD and the Downloadable Kit.

About the Audio RecordingsAudio recordings contain full performance and accompaniment only (instrumental) tracks.

Prod. #
Product Description
Price
Qty
Options
FF-116
Whacky Folk Fest - Kit with CD
Teacher's Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts & Performance/Accompaniment CD
In stock.
$34.95
FF-117
Whacky Folk Fest - Downloadable Boomwhacker® Collection
Downloadable PDF and Performance/Accompaniment MP3s: 56.8MB
Always available
$32.95
FF-119
Whacky Folk Fest - Convenience Combo Kit (kit w/CD & download)
Both Print and Download. Download is 56.8MB.
In stock.
$40.95
FF-113
Whacky Folk Fest - Hard Copy Book/Downloadable Audio
Hard copy book with downloadable Performance/Accompaniment MP3s: Downloadable audio is 52.7MB
In stock.
$34.95

Sound Samples

Song Title
Player
Oh! Susanna
New River Train
My Horses Ain't Hungry
Little 'Liza Jane
Sweet Betsy From Pike
Hush, Little Baby
Ring, Ring The Banjo
What Do You Do With A Whacky Sailor?

Audio clips available. Listen while you browse.