Music-Genres & Styles-Folk & Traditional

(The Little Black Songbook). The little books with the BIG songs Complete lyrics & chords to over 130 folk favorites in a portable, easy-to-carry format.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0825635764ISBN-13: 9780825635762Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2006Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 7.44h x 4.68w x 0.73d

The history of the Chieftains over the last thirty-five years is the remarkable tale of how an unlikely group of enthusiasts came together to rescue some of the world's most beautiful music from near-extinction, brought it to an audience of millions, and became stars....

Around 1930, a highly popular and distinctive type of accordion music, commonly known as conjunto, emerged among Texas-Mexicans. Manuel Pe's The Texas-Mexican Con;unto is the first comprehensive study of this unique folk style. The author's exhaustive fieldwork and personal interviews with performers, disc jockeys,...

Volume II builds on the lessons learned in Volume I. In Volume I, much detail is given to the basics. In Volume II, every song that is on my Homespun Dulcimer CD (sold separately)is included so you can listen and play along.Songs Include: Amazing...

A young man, dreaming of conquering the entertainment world, repeatedly copies what went before until he feels in command of the art that inspired him. He succeeds and achieves artistic greatness while simultaneously entertaining the crowds. The language of the street and The Bible...

Starting with getting reliably in tune (with online video bonus content), Simon takes you on a progressive journey through the art of DADGAD Guitar. You will learn open and movable chords, scales and arpeggios in the context of real music, and work your way...

(Book). The Complete Guide to the Gibson Mandolins is a definitive source of information about the company that defined the modern mandolin. From the very beginning when Orville H. Gibson built the first carved-top instruments in the 19th Century to the instruments still being...

It feels great to get into a rhythm! Establishing a feeling for the beat is central to all rhythmic development, and with The Book of Songs and Rhymes with Beat Motions children of all ages can enjoy fun games while developing a feel for...

Youngsters and adults alike will be delighted with these enchanting arrangements of folk songs favorites. Folk Song Silhouettes contains eight intermediate solo arrangements complete with lyrics, including Aura Lee," "Barbra Allen," "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" and more! "Aura Lee"...

5 Flamenco Ukulele Solos using Low G tuning.I put together this collection of 5 tunes to explore this exciting guitar form on the ukulele.Tunes included are: Fandangos de Huelva Malaguena Salerosa Soleares Verdiales Zapateado The book includes instructions for necessary flamenco techniques.A resource pack...

Did any musician in the Seventies fly so free as John Martyn did on Bless The Weather, Solid Air, Inside Out and One World? Did any fall so far? Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists. Though...

Dismantles the Woody Guthrie we have been taught--the rough-and-ready rambling' man--to reveal an artist who discovered how intimacy is crucial for political struggle Woody Guthrie is often mythologized as the classic American "rambling' man," a real-life Steinbeckian folk hero who fought for working-class interests...

This book contains not only more than 400 sea shanties but as much of their history as Stan Hugill could collect in his extraordinary career as sailor, scholar, author, artist, and inspiration to new generations of sea-music enthusiasts and performers.Author: Stan HugillISBN-10: 149306827XISBN-13: 9781493068272Publisher:...

Selling Folk Music: An Illustrated History highlights commercial sources that reveal how folk music has been packaged and sold to a broad, shifting audience in the United States. Folk music has a varied and complex scope and lineage, including the blues, minstrel tunes, Victorian...

Sound Relations delves into histories of Inuit musical life in Alaska to register the significance of sound as integral to self-determination and sovereignty. Offering radical and relational ways of listening to Inuit performances across a range of genres--from hip hop to Christian hymnody and...

A book created wholly by the American Indian - songs, myths, drawings and decorations based on traditional designs - The Indians Book is a treasury of lore for general readers, for teachers, for folk singers. Its musical and folk material derives directly from the...

It's the Cowboy Way tells the full story of the amazing true adventures of group members Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, Too Slim, and Joey "The CowPolka King" for the first time, from their first gigs at "Herr Harry's Phranks 'N' Steins," in Nashville, to...

Klezmer is Yiddish music, the music of the Jews of Europe and America, a music of laughter and tears, of weddings and festivals, of dancing and prayer. Born in the Middle Ages, it came of age in the shtetl (the Eastern European Jewish country...

The second of two volumes, this companion to every song that Bob Dylan ever wrote is the most comprehensive book on the words of America's greatest songwriter. Clinton Heylin is the world's leading Dylan biographer and expert, and he has arranged the songs--including a...

Grand Favorites for Piano, Book 3 contains arrangements of best-loved classical themes and folk favorites. The pieces in this six-book series have the distinctive Bober sound and are fun to play, in addition to helping pianists progress technically and musically. Whether performed on a...

Favorite American folk songs, filled with magic, wonder, and make-believe, come to life for today's children with The Book of Children's Songtales. Encouraging a child's imagination to grow, storytelling combines with music to create some of the best-loved songs of childhood. Easy to learn...

'Like Kabir's "brilliant palace" (meaning the human body), this collection of poetry and reflection glows with vibrant colours... This book is a doorway to the living traditions of South Asia's great mystical poetry. Step in to find joy, sorrow, wisdom, humour, love, challenge, and...

For hundreds of years in Louisiana, lullabies were hummed, prayers were called, opera was performed, la-las were danced, and work and carnival songs were sung in Creole. A francophone language with connections to West Africa, Louisiana Creole is now one of the most endangered...

A comprehensive look at another side of the famous topical songwriter Phil Ochs, showcasing his prose and poetry from across the full span of his life.Author: Phil OchsISBN-10: 1493051474ISBN-13: 9781493051472Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2020Pages: 344Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 8.30h x 6.30w x 1.30dReview Citation(s): Library...

During the pandemic of 2020-2021 an initial list of 20 old timey songs I wanted to sing grew to these 132 traditional and folk songs, spirituals, shanties, gospel, country, bluegrass and work songs from the American, English, Irish, Scottish, Hawaiian and other traditions, all...

In 2015 University Press of Mississippi published Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s by Harry Bolick and Stephen T. Austin to critical acclaim and commercial success. Roughly half of Mississippi's rich, old-time fiddle tradition was documented in that volume and Harry Bolick...

SEA SHANTIES FOR EASY GUITARAhoy there me Hearty's, learn to play the chords and tunes of ten of the world's favourite sea shanties!SEA SHANTIES ARE MORE POPULAR NOW THAN EVER. NOW YOU CAN PLAY AND SING ALONG WITH THEM IN NO TIME!Sea Shanties For...

Read an excerpt and listen to the songs featured in the book at http: //folksonghistory.com/In 2015, Bob Dylan said, "I learned lyrics and how to write them from listening to folk songs. And I played them, and I met other people that played them,...

When large numbers of students from Spain arrived in New York in 1880, they introduced the American public to a new instrument - the mandolin. Spanning more than a century, this book chronicles the national mandolin craze that swept across the nation and the...

The Ukulele Christmas Songbook has thirty of the most loved holiday favorites arranged for beginner to intermediate ukulelists. Each song is shown in lead sheet format, meaning the melody, lyrics, and chords are included. The melodies have both ukulele tablature and notation, and each...

"The Complete Poetry of Cicely Fox Smith" 2nd Edition, is now fully revised and edited with 74 new poems, edited by Charles Ipcar and James Saville. Cicely Fox Smith was once described by a reviewer as the "poet of the sea." This accolade was...

The music lover who is listening to Indian music for the first time is apt to be perplexed by his novel experience. He may protest that "It all sounds alike," that "They only have one tune," and in all seriousness finally ask, "But is...

Many people have asked when Dr. Patrick W. Gainer's book "Folk Songs From the West Virginia Hills" will be reprinted. The family is investigating options, but in the meantime, we agreed to publish this excerpt of 24 of our favorite songs from the collection....

A collection of 15 Moravian folksongs originally composed in 1922. Classic Folk Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of folk music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world...

A fun book for all the family. 59 nursery rhymes plus lyrics all converted to bagpipe music. This collection was adapted by a solo world champion so there are no ugly key changes. A must have present for all pipers.Author: Adriana Main, John T....

This book features 50 songs . Each song is arranged in two scales by fourth apart. This book is adapted for Baritone ukulele tuning. The are in the book songs without text. Check out samples from book: http: //osos.sweb.cz/preview-ukulele.pdf Songs: A Sailor Went to...

(Great Songs). Nearly 50 of the most popular folk songs of our time, including: Blowin' in the Wind * The House of the Rising Sun * I Ain't Marching Anymore * If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) * Jamaica Farewell * Kum...

(Banjo). Here are some of the first and most popular songs ever written for banjo. Fascinating historical notes accompany this collection, describing the meaning of the songs, their place in history, the significance of the musicians who first performed them, and Foster himself, America's...

Playing The Mountain Dulcimer Made Easy Christmas Collection By Jeffrey A Lambert is yet another book in the "Made Easy" series of dulcimer books. I know you will enjoy the beautiful sound of the Mountain Lap Dulcimer. The word "dulcimer" means "Sweet music". It...

This book presents a collection of essays on the debates about origins, authenticity, and identity in folk and blues music. The essays had their origins in an international conference on the Transatlantic routes of American roots music, out of which emerged common themes and...

Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly updated edition, available in English for the first...

Pink Moon - A Story about Nick Drake Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly...

The Men of the Deeps has been engaging with audiences around the world since 1966. Formed with a goal of representing Cape Breton and Nova Scotia at the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal (Expo '67), the Men of the Deeps has lived on as...

The are in the book songs without text. Check out samples from books: http: //osos.sweb.cz/Preview-Anglo-concertina.pdf Robert Burns (1759-1796) belongs among most famous Scottish poets, who were touched by Romantic interest in their own culture. Therefore, he was interested in Scottish folk song. He collected...

Author: Patrick W. GainerISBN-10: 1946684031ISBN-13: 9781946684035Publisher: West Virginia University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2017Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Author: Stuart M. FrankISBN-10: 1935243934ISBN-13: 9781935243939Publisher: Loomis House PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2012Pages: 180Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d

Jolly Sailors Bold: Ballads and Songs of the American Sailor is a major anthology of folk songs and parlor songs excavated from nine-teenth-century sailors' shipboard journals. The author-editor-compiler is Stuart M. Frank, senior curator of the world-famous New Bedford Whaling Museum, executive director emeritus...

The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads begins where Francis Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads leaves off. Bronson has collected all available tunes for each of Child's ballads, annotated and organized them, with notes describing the history and development of each tune...

The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads begins where Francis Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads leaves off. Bronson has collected all available tunes for each of Child's ballads, annotated and organized them, with notes describing the history and development of each tune...

The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads begins where Francis Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads leaves off. Bronson has collected all available tunes for each of Child's ballads, annotated and organized them, with notes describing the history and development of each tune...