Folk Traditional category: 475 books
by Maud Cuney Hare
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
A fantastic collection of classic Creole folk songs originally published in 1921. Songs include: Aurore pradère, Gardè piti mulet là, Belle layotte, Quand mo-té jeune, Aine, dè, trois, Caroline, Dialogue d'amour. Classic Folk Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known...
Northumbrian and Border Folk Songs
Melodies for Fingerstyle Guitar
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
A unique collection of traditional Northumbrian music arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Selections include Salmon Tails Up the Water; Johnny Armstrong; Jimmy Allen; Felton Lonnen; Sir John Fenwick; Bonny Gallowgate Lad; Buy Broom Besoms; Elsie Marley; Sweet Hesleyside; Chevy Chase; Lea Riggs; Noble...
Folk Songs Hawaii Sings
A Collection of Songs from Polynesia and Asia for Piano and Voice
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Folk Songs Hawaii Sings is a sparkling compilation of melodies from the islands of Polynesia together with a variety of folk songs that countless Asian people have brought with them to their new home in the Hawaiian Islands.
In one sense it is a musical picture of the renowned harmonious blend...
This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
"This Land Is Your Land" is the most iconic folk song in American history, and is the masterwork of one of America's greatest artists, Woody Guthrie. Written in 1940 and first recorded in 1944, the song became an instant hit, and then a point of controversy, and finally a cross-generation...
by Amsco Publications
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2000
The Library of Folk Songs contains an expansive collection of over 130 folk tunes from around the world!
Each song is presented with melody line in standard notation along with chords and lyrics. Ordered into 6 categories ‘Love and Longing’, ‘Fun and Dancing’, ‘Holidays and Celebrations’,...
"I Hear America Singing"
Folk Music and National Identity
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Folk music is more than an idealized reminder of a simper past. It reveals a great deal about present-day understandings of community and belonging. It celebrates the shared traditions that define a group or nation. In America, folk music--from African American spirituals to English ballads and protest...
by Wise Publications
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Pioneers of American Folk Guitar guides you through the music of twelve guitar masters, from Mississippi John Hurt, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Elizabeth Cotton and more.
Perfect for the intermediate-advanced guitarist looking to unlock the deep power of these folk and blues techniques, this...
by Hank Aberle
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
This original collection presents more than 20 popular folk songs that have been specially arranged for beginning guitarists. The timeless melodies are supplemented with a helpful tutorial on guitar basics that offers tips on identifying the strings, tuning, and basic chord patterns and strums.
These...
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes
My Life in Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
A vivid, highly evocative memoir of one of the reigning icons of folk music, highlighting the decade of the ’60s, when hits like “Both Sides Now” catapulted her to international fame.
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes is the deeply personal, honest, and revealing memoir of folk legend and relentlessly...
Wasn't That a Time
The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul of America
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
The dramatic untold story of the Weavers, the hit-making folk-pop quartet destroyed with the aid of the United States government--and who changed the world, anyway
Following a series of top-ten hits that became instant American standards, the Weavers dissolved at the height of their fame. Wasn't...
Greenback Dollar
The Incredible Rise of The Kingston Trio
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
How big an act was the Kingston Trio? Big enough that the their first 19 albums not only reached Billboard's Top 100, but 14 of them entered the top 10, with five albums alone hitting the no. 1 spot! At the height of their popularity, the Kingston Trio was arguably the most popular vocal group in...
Bert
The Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Folk singer and folk music collector, writer, painter, journalist, art critic, whalerman, sheep station roustabout, Marxist, and much more - this is the story of A. L. (Bert) Lloyd's extraordinary life.
A. L. Lloyd played a key part in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s, but that is...
Cecil Sharp
His Life and Work
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Others came before and after him but no person is more strongly associated with the revival of English folk song and dance at the turn of the twentieth-century than Cecil Sharp (1859-1924). He collected about 5000 folk songs and nearly 500 dances. This prodigious achievement is told by someone...
The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs
Folk Music Illustrated by Jennie Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Our love affair with folk songs runs as deep as the enduring power of music, nature, creativity, and the longings of the human heart. Artist Jennie Smith celebrates the tradition with her illustrated renderings of thirteen soulful songs, including time-honored Scottish ballads, classics by the likes...