Elizabeth Mitchell

Essential Albums

  • You Are My Little Bird
    You Are My Little Bird
    You Are My Little Bird

    Elizabeth Mitchell claps, snaps and plucks her way through this friendly folk collection for kids. The album is an intimate affair, and harmonies from Mitchell’s family members give it a laidback, hoedown feel. The sing-along “Peace Like a River” and minimalist “Grassy Grass Grass” are especially hypnotic. Parents will be pleased to find that You Are My Little Bird also includes reimagined covers of Neil Young’s “Little Wing”, The Velvet Underground’s “What Goes On”, and Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”—the latter’s message of hope feels particularly poignant here.

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About Elizabeth Mitchell

Before making music for kids, Elizabeth Mitchell was one-half of the duo Liz and Lisa, with Lisa Loeb. ∙ Mitchell began her career in children’s music in 1998, inspired by her time as an assistant teacher at a nursery school and by Woody Guthrie’s album Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child. ∙ She recorded her first solo album, 1998’s You Are My Flower, in one afternoon at the home studio of His Name Is Alive founder Warren Defever. ∙ In 2012, she honored her inspiration, recording Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie, released in conjunction with the legendary artist’s 100th birthday. ∙ Mitchell has worked with musicians Levon Helm, The Mekons’ Jon Langford, Ziggy Marley, and fellow alternative musician-turned-children’s artist Dan Zanes.

HOMETOWN
New York, NY, United States
BORN
1968
GENRE
Children's Music

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