Smol Stuff, a kid-positive mixtape

by S. J. Tucker

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wiscflyer Can't wait to horrify our youngest son and his wife by teaching this to their little girl . . .. Favorite track: Never Grow Up, Never Give In (the Lost Girls Pirate Academy Alma Mater).

Reese Perfectly brilliant, every song is absolutely amazing and makes me feel good in one way or another

Favorite song: For Pinocchio Favorite track: For Pinocchio.

bjse-akoh Something about the tone of this song ...Calls to my confidence......Which is it seems inaccessible to my will.... Always sing this song with pride- That I might not caterwaul as badly as perceived MAYBE people won't scurry to grab their guns to shut me up ?? But SERIOUSLY I just gotta back ya XOXO HAPPY ADVENTURES~ I be begging to tag along! Favorite track: Glashtyn Shanty.

player_03 Surreal, yet inspiring. Favorite track: Ask Me Anything.

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1.	Little Bird 02:57		buy track
2.	Glashtyn Shanty 05:00		buy track
3.	Spiders in my Bowl 01:11		buy track
4.	Sailing Song 02:48		buy track
5.	The Kingdom of Mice 02:58		buy track
6.	Cheshire Kitten 04:28		buy track
7.	Manticore's Lullaby (Tricky Pixie version) 03:10		buy track
8.	Dance the Faery Ring 02:58	lyrics	buy track
Summertime sky is high at the solstice. Dragonflies are kings of the air. Starlight reigns when sunset's over, bright as the fireflies glowing there. They dance the Faery Ring. Autumn sky is blue for the harvest. Smoke and mystery soon rise. The very air grows thick with spirits, taking the place of the fireflies. Dance, dance the Faery Ring! Revel in each season's change! Will-o-the-wisps are beckoning, "dance the Faery Ring!" Dance, dance the Faery Ring! Revel in each season's change! The Wheel of the Year turns 'round again as we dance the Faery Ring! Winter sky is pale and vivid, promises on the whistling wind. Magic of the cold and quiet brings our dancing back again and we dance the Faery Ring. Spring! The sky is full to bursting. Rainfall bids us all to wake just as flowers rise and riot, blooming fit for the earth to shake! Dance, dance the Faery Ring! Revel in each season's change! Will-o-the-wisps are beckoning, "dance the Faery Ring!" Dance, dance the Faery Ring! Revel in each season's change! The Wheel of the Year turns 'round again as we dance the Faery Ring!
9.	Ask Me Anything 04:35		buy track
10.	Kashkash, A Nursery Rhyme 02:08	lyrics	buy track
peeking through the embers stirring up a storm kashkash is watching you and keeping you from harm Ember Ash and Kindling pretty kings and queens counting out your wishes lighting up your dreams listen to your mother when she takes you to town for kashkash gobbles all the naughty children down Hearth, Tinder, Flint & Steel pretty kings and queens granting all your wishes dancing in your dreams never make a wish that will make your mother frown for kashkash gobbles all the naughty children down
11.	For Pinocchio 03:04		buy track
12.	Dragon in my Pocket (2018 solo version) 03:08		buy track
13.	Little Skylark (safe at home) 02:37		buy track
14.	Never Grow Up, Never Give In (the Lost Girls Pirate Academy Alma Mater) 02:15		buy track
15.	Veo un Arbol (Lullaby for Detained Children) 03:13	lyrics	buy track
M'ija, m'ija ¿Que tal tu dia? Descansa y sueña tan dulce En ti, veo un arbol alto y fuerte, y maleable con el viento M'ijo, M'ijo, ¿Que tal tu dia? Descansa y sueña tan dulce En ti, veo un arbol alto y fuerte, y maleable con el viento Girl child, girl child, how was your day? Rest now and dream so sweetly In you, I see a tree tall and strong, able to bend with the wind Boy child, boy child, how was your day? Rest now and dream so sweetly In you, I see a strong, tall tree able to bend with the wind

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From Sooj:
Fans have asked me for a version of this playlist for a while, so I thought of the songs of mine that parents have told me their little ones love best, no matter how wacky or creepy, and I put it together for everyone to (hopefully) enjoy. Included here are old friends and new surprises of all sorts. I hope they give you reason to dance, no matter how young or young at heart you are.
If this goes over well, I will keep adding things to it, for easy access to fan-tested kid faves.

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released May 17, 2018

All music and lyrics, images, guitars, bass, keys, flutes, and percussion by S. J. Tucker, with the following guests:
Clint McCune, djembe & backing vocals on "Little Bird"
Jamie Tinney, Ryan Loyd, Alexander James Adams, and Kevin K. Wiley, backing vocals on "Glashtyn Shanty"
Betsy Tinney, cello on "Glashtyn Shanty", "Manticore's Lullaby", "Ask Me Anything", and "Little Skylark"
Bekah Kelso, Ginger Doss, and Kevin K. Wiley, backing vocals on "The Kingdom of Mice"
Alexander James Adams, mandolin and initial tracking on "Manticore's Lullaby"
J. M. Loyd (The Captain), backing vocals on "Ask Me Anything"
The lioness' share of mixing on tracks 5, 6, and 13 was completed by Ginger Doss, for which the artist is eternally grateful. All other tunes mixed by S. J. Tucker at The Pixie House.
Cover photo of the artist as a toddler by Mary Jo Tucker, circa 1982.

This mixtape is dedicated to all kids who sing and dance fearlessly and all adults who give them mental and physical space to do so, and all those who raise the generations after to love and appreciate music. Keep up the good work.

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S. J. Tucker Perry, Arkansas

“Without our songs and stories, we are nothing.” S. J. Tucker has been captain of her own music career since 2004, when she left the workaday world behind to sing songs and change lives. Tucker is the voice of lore at the campfire and the sharp laughter of modern myth. With one hand anchored in her art and the other held out to us, she is songs and stories, community and wit. ... more

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Apr 23

The Broom Closet

Memphis, TN
May 3

Deep Well Farm

Lenoir City, TN
May 8

South Main Sounds

Memphis, TN
May 11

Asheville Raven and Crone

Asheville NC, NC
May 12

Foundation Studios

Asheville, NC
May 16

Cerren Ered Campground

Gatlinburg, TN
May 24

Hidden Acres Farm

Russellville, AR
Jun 21

Cozmic Bunny Meadows

Willow Springs, MO
Oct 5

Two Rivers Park

Nashville, TN

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S. J. Tucker recommends:

The Indifference Engine
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I would happily stroll the green with the Professor if the opportunity came. So very posh, and yet so very silly. Who wouldn't love a chap like this? He inspires me to parasol-rap of my own. <3 S. J. Tucker
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This Cocoon
by Ginger Doss

Ginger (they, them) is my favorite recording engineer, bandmate, soulmate, and straight-up genius. This Cocoon is their first solo release. Favorite track: "Made It Home". I sang backup on "Masks" S. J. Tucker
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Persephone Is Dead, Long Live Persephone!
by Dogwood

Dogwood is the real deal: mythology, wit, whimsy, wisdom, and outstanding musical chops. Do please eat the pomegranate seeds so that you can stay a while and listen. S. J. Tucker
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