Elizabeth Mitchell has certainly earned her place on the Smithsonian Folkways label. Her past collections of reinterpretations of pop songs, ancient folk tunes, and multicultural music mirror the preservation goals of Folkways, and Sunny Day is no exception. On her fourth full-length release of "handmade" family music, Mitchell gets help from Dan Zanes, The Band's Levon Helm, and The Mekons' Jon Langford, among others, as she covers Japanese folk songs, Sun Records hits, and tunes by Chuck Berry and Bill Withers, interspersed with original compositions. Elizabeth Mitchell's Sunny Day lands at Number 4 on our list of Best Kids' Music of 2010.
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