American Ballads and Folk Songs

American Ballads and Folk Songs PDF Author: John A. Lomax
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048631992X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 719

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Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.

Folk Song U.S.A.

Folk Song U.S.A. PDF Author: Alan Lomax
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, American
Languages : en
Pages : 528

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Updated and revised to include a new selected list of record albums, fold festivals, books and magazines on folk song.

Introducing American Folk Music

Introducing American Folk Music PDF Author: Kip Lornell
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Folk music
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Romancing the Folk

Romancing the Folk PDF Author: Benjamin Filene
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807848623
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Book Description
In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but just what constitutes our true musical traditions has often been a matter of debate. As Benjamin Filene reveals, a number of competing visions of America's musical past have vied fo

American Folk Tales and Songs

American Folk Tales and Songs PDF Author: Richard Chase
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486172880
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Full of lively stories, jokes, and games for performance, the book also includes 40 songs with melody and guitar chords. Written by outstanding practicing folk performer. Includes 44 illustrations.

Gonna Sing My Head Off!

Gonna Sing My Head Off! PDF Author:
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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"Work songs, love songs, ballads and blues, lullabyies, spirituals, protest songs, and sheer nonsense make up this entertaining collection of 62 traditional and contemporary favorites. The exuberant illustrations manage to be both familiar and dramatic and range in tone from comic exaggeration to understatement and unashamed sentiment. Informal notes at the head of each song give something about history, origin, performance, and possibilities for variation. The notes also express the sense of connection with ordinary people's lives that is at the heart of this collection."--Booklist (starred)

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads PDF Author: Francis James Child
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 690

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Our Singing Country

Our Singing Country PDF Author: Ruth Crawford Seeger
Publisher: New York : Macmillan Company
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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The Folk Music Sourcebook

The Folk Music Sourcebook PDF Author: Larry Sandberg
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Book Description
This revised and updated book is a guide for the listener, collector, singer, player and devotee of folk music. It covers music from string band to bluegrass, Canadian, Creole, Zydeco, jug bands, ragtime and the many kinds of blues. The book evaluates, reviews and recommends on such subjects as where to buy records and instruments and places where folk music flourishes.

Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as Sung by Jean Ritchie

Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as Sung by Jean Ritchie PDF Author: Jean Ritchie
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813109275
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Book Description
This new edition has faithfully retained all seventy-seven line scores of the songs and added four new ones, Loving Hannah, Lovin' Henry, Her Mantle So Green, and The Reckless and Rambling Boy. The original headnotes and photographs tell the history of the song as well as how it became a part of the family's life. Chords are indicated for accompaniment; however, music notation and the printed word can present only a reasonable facsimile of any actual song.