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Nearly 100 third, fourth and fifth grade students at Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 participated in this innovative project celebrating neighborhood history through music and art.
This project was funded in part with generous support from The Grable Foundation as a part of the Charm Bracelet Project Fund.
All performances and recordings presented on this CD are for educational purposes only and were created for limited distribution on a non-profit basis.
Lyrics to all songs are available here: The North Side Songs Project – Lyrics.
3rd Grade
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Clan Chants:
(Original lyrics & melody)
Bear Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/BearClan.mp3]
Eagle Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/EagleClan.mp3]
Turtle Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/TurtleClan.mp3]
Wolf Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/WolfClan.mp3]
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Songs:
The Seneca Canoe Song: Kyo Waji Nayo [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/KyoWajiNayo.mp3]
Turtle Island
(Lyrics by students; melody based on a traditional flute song)
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4th Grade
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Old Allegheny [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade4/OldAllegheny.mp3]
(Lyrics by students; sung to melody of Stephen Foster’s “Oh, Susanna”)
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Watch Them Grow [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade4/WatchThemGrow.mp3]
(Lyrics by students; melody based on Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Here We Go”)
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5th Grade
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Pittsburgh Town [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade5/PittsburghTown.mp3]
(Woody Guthrie)
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Pollution Blues [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade5/PollutionBlues.mp3]
(Lyrics by students; melody based on traditional 12-bar blues)
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North Side Songs was facilitated by Sense of Place Learning, LLC and SLB Radio Productions, Inc..
Special thanks to the children, teachers and staff of Pittsburgh Manchester K-8, including Ms. Cherry (principal) and Ms. Terlecki, Mr. Skelton and Ms. Washington (teachers).