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PreS-Gr 2—On their fourth album, Gregory and Traci Hollow Tree (aka Greg McIlvaine and Traci Green) present 14 original and traditional songs and cover a few obscure gems. All the songs have an old-fashioned, down-home feel, performed in folk, bluegrass, jug band, Western swing, country, blues, and jazz musical styles. Terrific performances on guitar, bass, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo, ukulele, kazoo, jug, accordion, and drums enhance the musical excellence of the album. "What Do You Want on Your Taco" empowers children to make choices. "The Whole Thing" presents vocabulary words such as part, sliver, quarter, etc. "Backward Bill," based on a Shel Silverstein poem, is a chant, accompanied by drums and percussion, that describes a backward shack with the front porch out back and the cellar on the top floor. Four bears watch the sun go down while their twilight harmonies fill "The Harmony Hills." More songs include "Merry Go Round," "My Dog Has Fleas," "I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants in My Pants)," "Hello Friend," "My Metaphor," "Guitar You Going To Sing Along," "Poor Papa" (because Mama gets the best of everything), "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain," and "I Like To Draw."