Not for Kids Only is an album by Jerry Garcia (acoustic guitar, vocals) and David Grisman (mandolin, vocals). It contains traditional children's songs, performed in a folk music style. It was recorded and released in 1993.
The song "Jenny Jenkins" is featured in the 2015 compilation album This Record Belongs To....
Contents
Critical reception
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"."
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."
Track listing
"Jenny Jenkins" (Traditional) - 4:22
"Freight Train" (Elizabeth Cotten) - 5:20
"A Horse Named Bill" (Traditional) - 3:04
"Three Men Went A-Hunting" (Traditional) - 3:15
"When First Unto This Country" (Traditional) - 4:01
"Arkansas Traveller" (Traditional) - 3:28
"Hopalong Peter" (Traditional) - 2:37
"Teddy Bears' Picnic" (Irving Berlin) - 4:26
"There Ain't No Bugs On Me" (Fiddlin' John Carson arr. by David Grisman) - 4:50
"The Miller's Will" (Traditional) - 3:09
"Hot Corn, Cold Corn" (Traditional) - 4:02
"A Shenandoah Lullaby" ("Oh Shenandoah" and an instrumental version of Brahms' Lullaby) (Traditional) - 7:52
Personnel
Musicians
David Grisman - mandolin, mandocello, tenor banjo, vocals
Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Hal Blaine - percussion, tambourine
Joe Craven - violin, percussion, foot stomping
Matt Eakle - piccolo, penny whistle
Larry Granger - violoncello
Larry Hanks - Jew's-Harp
Heather Katz - violin
Jim Kerwin - bass
Daniel Kobialka - violin
Pamela Lanford - English horn, oboe
Jim Miller - slap bass
Rick Montgomery - guitar
Kevin Porter - trombone
John Rosenberg - piano
Jim Rothermel - clarinet
Willow Scarlett - harmonica
Nanci Severance - viola
Jody Stecher - violin, vocals
Peter Welker - trumpet
Production
Produced by David Grisman
Recording: David Dennison