A Day At The Farm with Farmer Jason

Cincinnati City Beat
On A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason, Roots Rock pioneer Jason Ringenberg combines all of his various roles - Alt.Country singer/songwriter, father of three beautiful daughters and working farmer - into a musical project that's part children's record and part simple Country romp. Musically, he teams up with longtime cohorts George Bradfute and Fats Kaplin (among others) to educate kids about some of the fun and work that accompanies farm life. Each song begins with Ringenberg explaining some facet of a farmer's experience, from shearing sheep in "Hey Little Lamb" to the history of horse usage on "Whoa There Pony" to the reasons and methods of planting on "Corny Corn." It's all done in the simplest of terms for a very young audience, but Ringenberg's sincerity and musical accomplishment sells A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason with the same conviction as anything he's done with the Scorchers or on his own. Grade: B

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