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Let the silliness begin with a zipper song. Zipper songs make it easy to make up your own verses to a song. Lee Hays of the folk group, The Weavers used that term to refer to a song that has a line or word that will easily zip out and let you zip in a new line or word to create a new verse. “It’s a Shame” is a great zipper song, making it one of those tunes that can take you all the way from Washington to California with fresh verses along the way. It’s fun to make fun of things we don’t like to do, and to create wordplay nonsense, like Marcy’s “It’s A Shame to put a pickle on a Sunday”. Sing-along, strum along, make your own verses. Find the word and chords HERE

Then, meet the Banjo Puppets, 3 crazy characters who help Cathy play banjo with only 1 finger.

Find the song on the CD “When the Rain Comes Down” on Rounder Records, or from your favorite download site.

Cathy & Marcy have an international reputation as a phenomenally talented duo (Time Out New York). They’re also well known for delivering children’s music at its purest (Cookie magazine). www.cathymarcy.com

Traditional, Arrangement Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
©2 Spoons Music, ASCAP
Find this song on the CD “When the Rain Comes Down”, Rounder 8013

7 Responses to “It’s A Shame - Banjo Puppets”

  1. Jenna Marie Says:
    July 16th, 2008 at 6:04 am

    It’s a shame not to sing your song EVERY Sunday!
    Awesome one finger pickin’!!!!!!!!

  2. ellen Says:
    July 16th, 2008 at 7:48 am

    What a wonderful and creative video! What we all loved about it is how it bridged the age gap- the whole family watched together and
    enjoyed every moment.

  3. Isabel Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Fun! Fun! Fun! keep up the great work!

  4. Terri Says:
    July 18th, 2008 at 10:37 am

    Catchy song. I’m humming it now!

  5. Barney Saltzberg Says:
    July 19th, 2008 at 8:38 am

    I LOVE this!!!!!! Lovely! Snappy! Fun! And now I’ll be singing this song in my head all week!!!!!
    Thanks for putting this up and for being out there for the world, sharing your music!

    Love,
    Barney

  6. Christine Says:
    July 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    As always, I’m amazed with Cathy’s banjo playing. What will she do next?!?

  7. Paul Says:
    August 25th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    This is catchy and beautifully executed so that it’s appealing to anyone. I was captivated.

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