Cheap House Party (Music) (Dan Zanes) Price

For parents, listening to Dan Zanes provides not only instant Raffi relief, but also the warm sense of belonging to the right crowd. On each disc he trots out a posse of cool friends like Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega, and Lou Reed and he delivers his openhearted lyrics with the rare roots-rocker's gift for stirring grace into grit. It would seem that the release of his fourth record, House Party would be ripe for a backlash--how long can the hokey conceit of a bunch of aging groovsters banging out kids' tunes in a Brooklyn basement hang onto its charm? Looks like we'll have to wait and see, because House Party rages on with the same winning, welcome-to-our-homespun-revolution vibe as its predecessors. Deborah Harry takes a twirl on "Waltzing Matilda," Bob Weir fires up the "Wabash Cannonball," and Angelique Kidjo bids "Jamaica Farewell," but the Zanes originals are this record's proving grounds, and they pin the tail on the donkey with bulls-eye precision. Contributions from returning regulars Barbara Brousal and Rankin' Don--the best couple of favors a party could hope for--send Zanes' campaign to become the guy who turned lampshade-wearing into a kindergarten fashion craze soaring. --Tammy La Gorce

ARTIST:	Dan Zanes
CATEGORY:	Music
MANUFACTURER:	Festival Five Rec.
TYPE:	Sing-Along, Pop, Children's, American Trad Rock, Children's Folk, Children's Music, Childrens, Contains the song "house party time" as heard on noggin. This hour long collection includes guest performances by Philip Glass, Deborah Harry, David Jones, Angelique Kidjo
MEDIA:	Audio CD
TRACKS:	House Party Time, Wabash Cannonball - with Bob Weir, Queremos Bailar, Hop Up Ladies, Washington At Valley Forge, Jamaica Farewell - with Angelique Kidjo, Tankoh-Bushi, Down In The Valley, Waltzing Matilda - with Deborah Harry, West Indian Counting Song, Sunny Old Sun, Tennessee Wig Walk, Shining Star, How Do You Do? - with David Jones, Daniel In The Den, Surrounded By Friendship, Old Joe Clark, Hey Little Red Bird, We Shall Not Be Moved, A Place For Us - with Phillip Glass
# OF MEDIA:	1
UPC:	800495000628