Lullaby Tracks & Background

Hush a bye Birdie Croon Croon - Traditional gaelic

This tender song is based on an old traditional Gaelic air and a particular favorite Scottish lullaby in our family. I sang it often to my daughters Claire & Michelle. It has a hauntingly beautiful melody line and has great beauty in its simplicity. The lyrics bring us closer to the natural rhythms of nature.

Christopher Robin

As I sing this lullaby today I can almost hear my mother’s voice. The song paints a vivid picture of Christopher Robin kneeling and saying his prayers at vespers. It has a mystical quality and I clearly remember the expression in my mother’s voice and the warmth that surrounded me whenever I heard her singing it.

All the Pretty Little Horses


A beautiful Appalachian lullaby

The first song I sang when I came to the southeastern US. It is fitting that Michelle, my American born daughter, accompanies me on harp. What fun it was to record with her in the studio.

Little Teddy Bear

This is truly a song that has passed from one generation to the next: it was sung to my grandmother as a child in the early 1900’s, who in turn sang it to my mum in the 1920’s and then to me in the early 50’s. I sang it to our girls Claire & Michelle in the 1980’s and now I am delighted to sing it for your children in the 21st century.

You are My Sunshine

Our children, Claire & Michelle are the sunshine of our lives and this beautiful song became a theme song in our family. We just sing it whenever we feel moved to do so!

Dream Angus - Scottish, traditional

Angus is a Scottish sandman bringing his sweet dreams to Scottish bairnies (children) so that they can fall into a gentle, peaceful sleep. The tune is based on an old Gaelic air from “Pictures in song” arranged by Sir Hugh Roberton. We were very fortunate to sing many of his arrangements in The Milngavie Young Singers-founded by my mother Phyllis

May There Always Be Sunshine

This Russian lullaby became part of our bedtime ritual when we moved to North Carolina and I discovered Kindermusik. It became a firm favorite - and we had to name each member of the family including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, cats & dogs with Claire and Michelle’s name in every verse. A great bedtime stalling technique!

Sleep, Baby, Sleep


Traditional German song: “Schlaf, Kindlein, Schlaf” Arranged by Kindermusik International

I remember my mother singing this to me as she tucked me into bed and feeling very comforted that daddy was guarding the sheep and mommy shaking the dream land tree so that I would have sweet dreams and awake free from harm.

Skye Boat Song - Scottish, tradtional

One of our favorite pipe tunes and a lullaby that my father sang to me when I was a child. It commemorates the boat journey that Bonnie Prince Charlie took over the sea (in the winter of 1745-46) to Skye with the help of a very brave young lass named Flora MacDonald. Interestingly she later settled in my now home state of North Carolina.

Golden Slumbers  - 17th Century English Song

A gentle, soothing lullaby encouraging even the most tired little ones to drift off into a golden slumber.

All Through the Night - Welsh, traditional

A beautiful Welsh carol that expresses our wish for every child in today’s world:
“Sleep, my child and peace attend thee, All through the night”

The Eriskay Love Lilt - Marjorie Kennedy Fraser

This beautiful gaelic song is such an important part of our lives that I made a ‘pilgrimage’ to Eriskay, a tiny remote island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in the summer of 2004. It was such a joy to sing the song with my sisters as we arrived in Eriskay.

This beautiful gaelic song is such an important part of our lives that I made a ‘pilgrimage’ to Eriskay, a tiny remote island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in the summer of 2004. It was such a joy to sing the song with my sisters as we arrived in Eriskay.

Ally bally, ally bally bee - Scottish, traditional

A favorite of every wee bairn (child) growing up in Scotland - maybe because we identify so clearly with it. Sitting on Mommy or Daddy’s knee ‘greetin for a wee bawbee (crying for a few pennies) to buy Mr. Coulter’s candy. Growing up, one of the highlights of our week was going to the local Toffee Shop on Wednesday afternoons to buy a few pennies worth of sweeties. (candy)
This beautiful arrangement is by David Huff of Kindermusik