A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason

Jason Ringenberg is best known as the firebrand frontman of Jason & the Scorchers, but he's also a parent, and, like most dads, he's more than a little tired of Barney the dinosaur and whatever other character Disney is hawking this month dominating the listening habits of his kids (as well as those of fellow parents around him). Literally taking the bull by the horns, Ringenberg has cut an album for children which takes the form of a musical day on the farm, in which 'Farmer Jason' introduces us to various barnyard critters, takes us on a tractor ride, and tells us all about life on the back-40 (which, since Ringenberg owns a farm, is something he knows a bit about). Highly recommended for alt country fans with small-fry around the house or parents whose kids like to sing along with mom and dad's country discs. ~Mark Deming, All Music Group