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"'''Garden Song'''" is a popular [[children's song]] and [[American folk music|American folk]] song written by [[David Mallett]] in 1975. |
"'''Garden Song'''" is a popular [[children's song]] and [[American folk music|American folk]] song written by [[David Mallett]] in 1975. |
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The song has been recorded by [[Paul Stookey]] of [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], [[John Denver]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[Fred Penner]], [[David LaMotte]], [[Makem_and_Clancy#Recordings_and_appearances|Makem and Clancy]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]], as well as |
The song has been recorded by [[Paul Stookey]] of [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], [[John Denver]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[Fred Penner]], [[David LaMotte]], [[Makem_and_Clancy#Recordings_and_appearances|Makem and Clancy]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]], as well as [[the Muppets]].<ref name="SJ">{{cite news |title=Dave Mallett will perform in Norway | |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_BBHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z_MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4624,1971909&dq=garden-song+1975&hl=en |newspaper=Sun Journal|date=11 July 2003 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Larkin1998">{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of country music|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wi_aAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 December 2011|date=1 May 1998|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0236-5|page=263}}</ref> The version of "Garden Song" covered by John Denver made the national charts.<ref name="PCD">{{cite news |title=Getting Used to Success |first=Jon |last=Halvorsen |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cTAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A0cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018,722045&dq=garden-song&hl=en |newspaper=Park City Daily News|date=2 December 1979 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> The song also inspired a book called ''Inch by Inch'' by [[Leo Lionni]] in 1995.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Lionni | first1 = Leo | title = Inch by inch | date = 1995 | publisher = Mulberry Books | location = New York, N.Y. | isbn = 0-688-13283-9 }}</ref> |
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"Garden Song" is a popular children's song and American folk song written by David Mallett in 1975.
The song has been recorded by Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver, Pete Seeger, Fred Penner, David LaMotte, Makem and Clancy, and Arlo Guthrie, as well as the Muppets.[1][2] The version of "Garden Song" covered by John Denver made the national charts.[3] The song also inspired a book called Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni in 1995.[4]
References
- ^ "Dave Mallett will perform in Norway". Sun Journal. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Colin Larkin (1 May 1998). The Virgin encyclopedia of country music. Virgin. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Halvorsen, Jon (2 December 1979). "Getting Used to Success". Park City Daily News. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Lionni, Leo (1995). Inch by inch. New York, N.Y.: Mulberry Books. ISBN 0-688-13283-9.