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Author:Scott B. Spencer
The Ballad Collectors of North America: How Gathering Folksongs Transformed Academic Thought and American Identity
Much has been written about the songs gathered in North America in the first half of the 20th century. However, there is scant information on those individuals responsible for gathering these songs. The Ballad Collectors of North America: How Gathering Folksongs Transformed Academic Thought...- $107.00
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Author:Fred Metting
The Unbroken Circle: Tradition and Innovation in the Music of Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal
American folk musicians Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, once musical partners, have had careers which are at once conservative and innovative, imbuing the best of folk traditions with their own powerful style. In The Unbroken Circle, Fred Metting challenges the musical labels that often...- $129.00
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Author:Richard A. Reuss
American Folk Music and Left-Wing Politics, 1927-1957
Richard and JoAnne Reuss expertly capture the personality of this era and the fascinating chronology of events in American Folk Music and Left-Wing Politics, 1927-1957, a historical analysis of singers, writers, union members and organizers and their connection with left-wing politics and folk music...- $115.00
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Author:Lee Zimmerman
Americana Music: Voices, Visionaries, and Pioneers of an Honest Sound
With roots in Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, New Orleans, the Piedmont, Memphis, and the prairies of Texas and the American West, the musical genre called Americana can prove difficult to define. Nevertheless, this burgeoning trend in American popular music continues to expand and develop,...- $28.00
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Author:Shirley Collins
America Over the Water
'Shirley is a time traveller, a conduit for essential human aches, one of the greatest artists who ever lived' Stewart Lee 'Without doubt one of England's greatest cultural treasures' Billy Bragg In America Over the Water, celebrated English folksinger Shirley Collins offers an affecting...- $22.99
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Author:Adrian Whittaker
Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending, Revised and Expanded Edition: An Incredible String Band Compendium
A wide-ranging collection of interviews, anecdotes, essays, and ephemera concerning one of the most enigmatic bands to emerge from the 1960s hippy scene. "Encyclopaedic in scope, passionate in tone, this book is a minotaur's labyrinth of information about one of the most remarkable groups...- $34.95
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Author:Kevan Manwaring
Ballad Tales: An Anthology of British Ballads Retold
A BALLAD is a poem or a song that tells a popular story and many traditional British ballads contain fascinating stories - tales of love and jealousy, murder and mystery, the supernatural and the historical. This anthology brings together nineteen original retellings in short...- $17.95
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Author:Bob Phillips
Basic Fiddlers Philharmonic Celtic Fiddle Tunes: Violin, Book & Online Audio
New from the Philharmonic series, this collection is an absolutely perfect way to introduce Celtic fiddling to your youngest string players! Eleven tunes from the Celtic fiddling tradition are presented first in a simplified, very easy Basic" version of the tune printed with note...- $7.99
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Author:Mary Cohen
Bags of American Folk for Cello
Bags of American Folk is packed with folk song you will know and love, arranged by leading string pedagogue Mary Cohen especially for Late Beginner Level cellists. From Simple Gifts to Shenandoah, The Yellow Rose of Texas to On Top of Old Smokey, this...- $8.50
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Author:Dave Thompson
An Evolving Tradition: The Child Ballads in Modern Folk and Rock Music
The Child Ballads are a series of over 300 traditional ballads from England and Scotland that, along with their American variants, were anthologized by folklorist Francis James Child in the nineteenth century. An Evolving Tradition is the story of the Child Ballads--the world's best-known...- $42.95
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Author:Sarah Nelson
Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector
A traveling salesman with little formal education, Max Hunter gravitated to song catching and ballad hunting while on business trips in the Ozarks. Hunter recorded nearly 1600 traditional songs by more than 200 singers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, all the while focused...- $26.00
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Author:Sarah Nelson
Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector
A traveling salesman with little formal education, Max Hunter gravitated to song catching and ballad hunting while on business trips in the Ozarks. Hunter recorded nearly 1600 traditional songs by more than 200 singers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, all the while focused...- $110.00
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Author:Joan Baez
Am I Pretty When I Fly?: An Album of Upside Down Drawings
Like a long, funny letter from an old friend, an album of drawings by the legendary singer and activist for social justice, Joan Baez. Since retiring from active performing, Baez has focused her formidable talents on painting and drawing. This collection of drawings shows...- $45.00
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Author:Newman Ivey White
American Negro Folk Songs
American Negro Folk Songs is a collection of traditional African American songs compiled and edited by Newman Ivey White. The book includes over 200 songs, arranged by categories such as work songs, spirituals, and ballads. Each song is presented with its lyrics, musical notation,...- $56.95
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Author:Andy McKee
Andy McKee Musicarium Guitar Songbook: Discover Andy McKee's Techniques & Artistry in Five Acoustic Guitar Masterpieces
Master Andy McKee's virtuoso Acoustic Guitar Techniques- Ready to level up your acoustic guitar playing? Andy McKee shot to fame when his tune Drifting went viral on YouTube. This jaw-dropping, groundbreaking performance has since seen a staggering 59 million views. He now sets the...- $19.99
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Author:Caroline McCaskey
AltStrings Fiddle Method for Viola, Second Edition, Book 2
This is Book 2 of AltStrings Fiddle Method for Viola (Orchestra), Second Edition.The second edition of AltStrings' Fiddle Books 1 and 2 comes in two flavors: Original Key (for Violin only), and Orchestra Whichever series you choose, our books offer tunes and techniques that...- $14.99
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Author:Ron Manus
Alfred's Basic Ukulele Method 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play, Book, DVD & Online Video/Audio
Alfred's Basic Ukulele Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the ukulele easy and fun. This book covers how to hold your ukulele, tuning your ukulele, right- and left-hand techniques, the basics of reading music, chords, and strumming patterns, songs, and how...- $14.99
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Author:Mary Cohen
Bags of Folk for Violin
Bags of Folk is a wonderful introduction to the world of traditional music, arranged by leading British string pedagogue, Mary Cohen - especially for Grade 1-2 (Early Elementary to Elementary) violinists. The pieces are gradually progressive and all based around the first two finger...- $8.50
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Author:Earl Robinson
Ballad of an American
Earl Robinson, composer of "Joe Hill," "The House I Live In," "Black and White," The Lonesome Train, and Ballad for Americans, is a major figure in twentieth-century music. He was also one of the most affable and charming, full of honesty and a warm...- $29.99
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Author:Andrew McGregor
Bagpipe Tutorial Collection: Volume 3: The Bagpipes
The Bagpipe Tutorial Collection from Harris Piping will take you from your first tentative steps on the Practice Chanter, all the way through to mastery of Ce l M r Volume 3 introduces you to: practical movements such as Tachums, more advanced GDEs and...- $21.72
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Author:Bob Carlin
Banjo: An Illustrated History
The banjo is emblematic of American country music, and it is at the core of other important musical movements, including jazz and ragtime. The instrument has been adopted by many cultures and has been ingrained into many musical traditions, from Mento music in the...- $35.00
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Author:Jude Warne
America, the Band: An Authorized Biography
As if recovering from a raucous dream of the 1960s, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek arrived on 1970s American radio with a sound that echoed disenchanted hearts of young people everywhere. The three American boys had named their band after a country...- $24.95
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Author:Ellen Harper
Always a Song: Singers, Songwriters, Sinners, and Saints - My Story of the Folk Music Revival
Always a Song is a collection of stories from singer and songwriter Ellen Harper--folk matriarch and mother to the Grammy-winning musician Ben Harper. Harper shares vivid memories of growing up in Los Angeles through the 1960s among famous and small-town musicians, raising Ben, and...- $24.95
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Author:Mickey White
Another Mickey: Ruminations of a Texas Guitar Slinger
The memoir by Mickey White is the account of the author's experience as a professional guitar player/ singer-songwriter during the 1970s and 1980s. Although never a star or celebrity, he had professional and personal interactions with a number of notable Texas-based songwriters, most significantly,...- $18.00
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Author:John W. Work
American Negro Songs: 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals, Religious and Secular
From joyous gospel to deeply felt blues, this wonderful collection contains vintage songs sung and played through the years by black Americans -- at work, in church, and for pure entertainment. Included are spirituals, blues, work songs, and a variety of social and dance...- $15.95
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Author:Ruth Crawford Seeger
American Folk Songs for Christmas
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953), distinguished musician, noted music educator and authority on folk music has assembled a collection of songs from the old-time Christmas, before Santa Claus came to America and neatly trimmed fir trees bloomed with tinsel. These are the folk songs, the...- $11.95
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Author:Robert B. Winans
Banjo Roots and Branches
The story of the banjo's journey from Africa to the western hemisphere blends music, history, and a union of cultures. In Banjo Roots and Branches, Robert B. Winans presents cutting-edge scholarship that covers the instrument's West African origins and its adaptations and circulation in...- $32.95
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Author:Jay Althouse
American Folk Songs for Solo Singers: 13 Folk Songs Arranged for Solo Voice and Piano for Recitals, Concerts, and Contests: Medium High
Most vocal teachers have already discovered Jay's extremely popular Folk Songs for Solo Singers collections. And now, Alfred is excited to offer another for vocal students and their teachers American Folk Songs for Solo Singers includes an excellent variety of solo material for recitals,...- $15.99
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Author:Malcolm L. Smith
Appalachian Fiddler Albert Hash: The Last Leaf on the Tree
World-class luthier and renowned guitarist Wayne Henderson calls Albert Hash "a real folk hero." A virtuoso fiddler from the Blue Ridge, Hash built more than 300 fiddles in his lifetime, recorded numerous times with a variety of bands and inspired countless instrument makers and...- $29.95
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Author:Ruth Seeger
American Folk Songs for Children in Home, School, and Nursery School: A Book for Children, Parents, and Teachers
(Music Sales America). A fully-illustrated collection of over 90 favorite folksongs for children. Perfect for children, parents, and teachers.Author: Ruth SeegerISBN-10: 0825603463ISBN-13: 9780825603464Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2002Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 11.84h x 8.92w x 0.47d- $26.99
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Author:Paul G. Brewster
Ballads And Songs Of Indiana
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Paul G. BrewsterISBN-10: 1406753769ISBN-13: 9781406753769Publisher:...- $38.99
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Author:Caroline McCaskey
AltStrings Fiddle Method for Cello, Second Edition, Book 1
This is Book 1 of AltStrings Fiddle Method for Cello (Orchestra), Second Edition.The second edition of AltStrings' Fiddle Books 1 and 2 comes in two flavors: Original Key (for Violin only), and Orchestra Whichever series you choose, our books offer tunes and techniques that...- $14.99
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Author:John Van Der Kiste
All Around My Hat: The Steeleye Span Story
Steeleye Span have been at the forefront of British folk-rock for almost half a century. Formed in 1969 by Ashley Hutchings after his departure from Fairport Convention, the genre's founding fathers, and named after a character in an old Lincolnshire song, they began as...- $25.00
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Author:Chris Goertzen
American Antebellum Fiddling
This unique volume is the only book solely about antebellum American fiddling. It includes more than 250 easy-to-read and clearly notated fiddle tunes alongside biographies of fiddlers and careful analysis of their personal tune collections. The reader learns what the tunes of the day...- $35.00
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Author:Joan Capafons
Banjo Tenor Songbook
50 banjo tenor music sheets with traditional notation and TAB's. It has chord diagrams.This banjo tenor songbook of traditional English popular songs has been created by Joan Capafons, and offers a compilation of fifty songs that are part of the musical tradition of the...- $24.99
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Author:Caroline McCaskey
AltStrings Fiddle Method for Viola, Second Edition, Book 1
This is Book 1 of AltStrings Fiddle Method for Viola (Orchestra), Second Edition.The second edition of AltStrings' Fiddle Books 1 and 2 comes in two flavors: Original Key (for Violin only), and Orchestra Whichever series you choose, our books offer tunes and techniques that...- $14.99
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Author:Shirley Collins
All in the Downs: Reflections on Life, Landscape, and Song
A memoir from one of Britain's legendary singers, folklorists, and music historians.A legendary singer, folklorist, and music historian, Shirley Collins has been an integral part of the folk-music revival for more than sixty years. In her new memoir, All in the Downs, Collins tells...- $20.95
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Author:Various
Appalachian Mountain Songs and Other American Folksongs
This vintage book contains a collection of Appalachian songs complete with lyrics and musical scores. Appalachian music refers to music from the Appalachia region of the Eastern United States. Deriving from various European and African influences, it was a key influence on early Old-time...- $15.99
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Author:Ondrej Sarek
Bass songbook for G/C melodeon: only for left hand
There are thirty known and simple tunes in the book written only for a left hand. They are such melodious etudes for left hand independence. The book can be used for playing songs when you play one verse only by the left hand. But...- $11.15
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Author:Stephen Scobie
Alias Bob Dylan: Revisited
Re-Discover the most influential voice of our lifetime. Bob Dylan is still singing the songs which for decades have made him the most preeminent voice of our time. In this revised and much expanded edition of Stephen Scobie's landmark study of Dylan's work, the...- $12.95
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Author:Ralph Lee Smith
Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions
This book describes the recovery of the Appalachian dulcimer's lost history, tracing the dulcimer's roots in a German instrument, the scheitholt; describing the early history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer in America, and outlining the development of distinctive dulcimer styles in Virginia, West...- $69.00
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Author:Ralph Lee Smith
Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions
A first-hand report on an effort to enlarge our knowledge of the Appalachian dulcimer's history by searching the hills and 'hollers' of Appalachia, looking at old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks.Author: Ralph Lee SmithISBN-10: 0810841355ISBN-13: 9780810841352Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2001Pages:...- $63.00
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Author:Jay Althouse
American Folk Songs for Solo Singers: 13 Folk Songs Arranged for Solo Voice and Piano for Recitals, Concerts, and Contests (Medium Low Voice)
Most vocal teachers have already discovered Jay's extremely popular Folk Songs for Solo Singers collections. And now, Alfred is excited to offer another for vocal students and their teachers American Folk Songs for Solo Singers includes an excellent variety of solo material for recitals,...- $15.99
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Author:Newman Ivey White
American Negro Folk Songs
Author: Newman Ivey WhiteISBN-10: 1258126729ISBN-13: 9781258126728Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 512Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.03d- $45.95
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Author:Lovelymelodies
3 Chord Guitar Songbook - 50 Timeless Children Songs with Tabs and Chords
collection of 50 most popular timeless children's songs, suitable for parents and children, presented with a melody in standard notation and tablature, chord diagrams, and lyrics, including free, online audio tracks for all 50 songs, with solo and basic chord (C, G7, F) changes,...- $9.75
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Author:Gustave Ferrari
12 Popular Old Rounds of France with English Translations - Sheet Music for Voice and Piano
A collection of 12 classic French folk songs with English translation, composed by Gustave Ferrari. Originally published in 1907. 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...- $16.99
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Author:Archibald T. Davison
140 Folk-Tunes: Rote Songs, Grades I, II And III For School And Home
""140 Folk-Tunes: Rote Songs, Grades I, II And III For School And Home"" is a collection of traditional folk songs compiled by Archibald T. Davison. The book is designed for children in grades one to three and includes easy-to-learn songs that can be sung...- $21.95
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Author:Rose N. Rubin
A Russian Song Book
Though a great deal has been written about Russian folk music, the lack of available sheet music in any popular form has inevitably kept most of it out of reach of the many who would like to perform it themselves. Similarly, Russian popular songs...- $15.95
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Author:Dick Weissman
A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music
Building on his 2006 book, Which Side Are You On?, Dick Weissman's A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music presents a provocative discussion of the history, evolution, and current status of folk music in the United States and Canada. North American folk...- $175.00
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Author:Laurence Estanove
21st-Century Dylan: Late and Timely
Bob Dylan has constantly reinvented the persona known as "Bob Dylan," renewing the performance possibilities inherent in his songs, from acoustic folk, to electric rock and a late, hybrid style which even hints at so-called world music and Latin American tones. Then in 2016,...- $40.95
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