Sunshine Rainbows and Violins

Sunshine Rainbows and Violins
Studio album by
Franciscus Henri
Released1981
RecordedDex Studios, Melbourne
GenreChildren's
Length40:00
LabelJohn Bye, Move
ProducerJohn Bye
Franciscus Henri chronology
Lord of the Dance
(1976) 		Sunshine Rainbows and Violins
(1981) 		Children's Christmas Songs
(1982)

Sunshine Rainbows and Violins is the fifth studio album by Dutch-Australian children's musician Franciscus Henri. It was recorded with John Bye and the Kinder Players and was released in 1981 by John Bye Productions and distributed by Move Records on 33 rpm vinyl record and cassette.[1] In 2011, it was remastered and re-released on CD with 28 tracks on FHP Records.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Traditional (arranged by Franciscus Henri), unless otherwise shown

No.TitleLength
1."It's Raining" (Franciscus Henri (aka Franciscus Antheunis)) 
2."Singing in the Rain" 
3."Water in My Shoes" 
4."The Large Umbrella (Silly Billy Blunder)" 
5."Sunshine Rainbows and Violins" 
6."Ducks Like Rain" 
7."Five Little Ducks" 
8."Lots of Animals" 
9."Hey De Ho (The Elephant)" 
10."Jimmy Monkey (The Monkey)" 
11."The Monkey Band" 
12."Five Little Frogs" 
13."Mr. Frog" 
14."Three Little Sparrows" 
15."Swinging on a Star" 
16."Barnacle Bill" 
17."I Saw a Ship" 
18."Happy Sad Song" 
19."When I Was Five" 
20."Down by the Station" 
21."Bessie the Steam Train" 
22."Piggy on the Railway" 
23."When the Train Comes" 
24."Little Red Car Song" 
25."I Have a Dolly" 
26."Hush-a-Bye" 
27."Miss Polly" 
28."The Oogoo Tree" 

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References

  1. ^ "Sunshine, Rainbows and Violins [sound recording]/ Franciscus Henri and John Bye; the Kinder Players". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 24 October 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Sunshine, Rainbows and Violins [sound recording]/ Franciscus Henri". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012. Sunshine Rainbows and Violins – finally mastered from vinyl to CD following many requests for it over the long career of Franciscus Henri prior to reincarnating as Mister Whiskers. The third of a catalogue of 14 solo albums created for children recorded in 1981. Twenty-eight songs as listed, many of them about weather, although as with all of Franciscus' albums the content is mixed and varied from animals to trains and cars, with somewhat crazy 'Oogoo Tree' to finish off with punch.
  3. ^ Libraries Australia ID 46704343
  4. ^ Music Publisher No. FHPRecords 022010