The Penguin Book of Ballads

The Penguin Book of Ballads PDF Author: Geoffrey Grigson
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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The Penguin Book of Ballads

The Penguin Book of Ballads PDF Author: Geoffrey Grigson
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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The Epic Songs of Russia

The Epic Songs of Russia PDF Author: Hapgood
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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Songs for Little People

Songs for Little People PDF Author: Norman Gale
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Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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The Bird of Time

The Bird of Time PDF Author: Sarojini Naidu
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood PDF Author: Joseph Ritson
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Category : Robin Hood (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs PDF Author: Julia Bishop
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141964324
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 666

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One of the Spectator's Books of the Year 2012 'Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders for to sail for old England But we hope in a short while to see you again' One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub; they have bewitched generations of English composers who have set them for everything from solo violin to full orchestra; they are sung in concerts, festivals, weddings, funerals and with nobody to hear but the singer. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, it is a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L.Lloyd's original Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. 'Her keen eye did glitter like the bright stars by night The robe she was wearing was costly and white Her bare neck was shaded with her long raven hair And they called her pretty Susan, the pride of Kildare' In association with EFDSS, the English Folk Dance and Song Society

Slave Songs of the United States

Slave Songs of the United States PDF Author: William Francis Allen
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557094349
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The wild, sad strains tell, as the sufferers themselves could, of crushed hopes, keen sorrow, and a dull, daily misery, which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand, the words breathe a trusting faith in the life after, to which their eyes seem constantly turned.

"With His Pistol in His Hand"

Author: Am Paredes
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292701281
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Traces the life of Gregorio Cortez Lira, a Mexican ranchhand who became the hero of a popular ballad after a shootout with a Texas sheriff, and describes various versions of the ballad

The Book of Ballads and Sagas #3

The Book of Ballads and Sagas #3 PDF Author: Charles Vess
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages :

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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.