Not for Kids Only

Jerry Garcia and David Grisman

Acoustic Disc ACD 9

The second Garcia/Grisman album, this one concentrating on 'children's songs'

Tracks

• Jenny Jenkins (Traditional)
• Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotten)
• Horse Named Bill (Traditional)
• Three Men Went A-Hunting (Traditional)
• When First Unto This Country (Traditional)
• Arkansas Traveler (Traditional)
• Hop Along Peter (Traditional)
• Teddy Bears' Picnic (Traditional)
• There Ain't No Bugs on Me (Traditional)
• Miller's Will (Traditional)
• Hot Corn, Cold Corn (Traditional)
• Shenandoah Lullaby(Traditional)

On all tracks:

• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin, mando-cello, tenor banjo, vocals

Jenny Jenkins:

• Hal Blaine - tambourine
• Larry Hanks - jew's harp

• Hal Blaine - percussion
• Joe Craven - percussion

• Hal Blaine - percussion
• Matt Eakle - piccolo

• Will Scarlett - harmonica
• Jody Stecher - vocals

• Hal Blaine - percussion

• Joe Craven - happy feet, fiddle

• Joe Craven - fiddle

• Rick Montgomery - rhythm guitar
• Jim Kerwin - bass
• Peter Welker - trumpet
• Jim Rothermel - clarinet
• Kevin Porter - trombone

• Jim Miller - slap

• Jody Stecher - fiddle
• Hal Blaine - jew's harp

• Jody Stecher - harmony
• Hal Blaine - percussion
• Matt Eakle - penny whistle

• John Rosenberg - piano
• Heather Katz - violin
• Dan Kobialka - violin
• Chun Ming Mo - violin
• Nancy Severance - viola
• Larry Granger - cello
• Pamela Lanford - english horn, oboe

• Producer - David Grisman
• Mixing - Dawg with Decibel Dave
• Engineer - David Dennison
• Assistant Producer - Craig Miller
• Liner Notes - Mayne Smith
• Mastering - Paul Stubblebine
• Photography - Susana Millman
• Art Direction - Mike Moser
• Artwork - Jerry Garcia
• Notes - Mayne Smith
• All compositions arranged and adapted by Grisman and Garcia

The majority of songs on Not For Kids Only were among those played by both Garcia and Grisman in the early stages of their careers in the early 1960s. They were also part of the repertoire of the New Lost City Ramblers whose playing and repertoire were an early influence on Garcia. This influence is acknowledged in the CD booklet;

Note: To remind them of some of the words, Jerry and David used a collection called Old-Time String Band Songbook (formerly the New Lost City Ramblers Songbook Oak Publications 1976) edited by John Cohen and Mike Seeger. It contains a lot of other songs you might enjoy.

Not For Kids Only is a project I've been wanting to do for years with my friend and fellow father Jerry Garcia; it's sort of our answer to Barney.

All proceeds from the publishing of these songs will go to the Carousel Fund, a Petaluma, California organization dedicated to assisting families with children who suffer from catastrophic illnesses.

The violinist on Not For Kids Only, Heather Katz, is Garcia's daughter.

The core music for this CD was recorded by Garcia and Grisman. Grisman subsequently brought in the extra musicians to overdub additional parts.

In an interview Garcia commented on the choice of material for Not For Kids Only compared to the usual song selection on kids albums:

Kids like weird shit in there, they like crazy stuff lurking around, things with teeth, crazy people. They're realistic. They know the world is full of weird stuff and kids sort of prefer weird stuff, they rejoice in it. It's no big thing, but it's nice to be able to throw some music back in there that's originally from that world; bring some of the weirdness back, take a chance a little. I mean it's sort of trusting the kids that they can handle something more than terminal niceness."

Jenny Jenkins is included on the compilation CD:

• This Record Belongs To, Various Artists, 2015

• Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1995

• Children's Celebration of Folk Music, Various Artists, 1996

• A Child's Celebration of Lullaby , Various Artists, 1997
• Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America, Various Artists, 2002

• Gather Round: Songs for Kids and Other Folks, Various Artists, 2004

• The Teddy Bears' Picnic, Jerry Garcia / David Grisman / Bruce Whatley, 1998

• There Ain't No Bugs on Me, Jerry Garcia / David Grisman / Bruce Whatley, 1999

• What Will You Wear, Jenny Jenkins, Jerry Garcia / David Grisman / Bruce Whatley, 2000

• Not For Kids Only: Deluxe Edition, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, 2020