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12-29-2003
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 8:26 am
The Lullaby Project is a nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve as many lullabies as possible from around the world. So far, Gerlach and Place have recorded more than 600 lullabies from 85 cultures. The project’s first compact disc of international lullabies features songs from Polynesia, Eastern Europe and China, to name a few. But Place said he and Gerlach have recorded tunes about changing diapers, punk-rock lullabies and American Indian songs that sound like the wind and have no words. Place said he thought he would find a common theme in the world’s lullabies when he started the project, but that isn’t the case. Lullabies come in all forms, Place said, and one woman told him she still thinks of Ghost Riders in the Sky by Johnny Cash as a lullaby because her dad used to sing it to her before she went to sleep. “The baby doesn’t care or know what the song is about,” he said. “The baby just knows it’s getting one-on-one attention from someone it loves.” Place said people have told them that their lullaby CD has helped children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Alzheimer’s patients and people with Down syndrome. One veterinarian told Place he uses the CD to calm animals before he operates on them. More info here: http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/39722.html Website for The Lullaby Project: http://www.thelullabyproject.org/
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