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Author:Richie Unterberger
Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60's Folk-Rock Revolution
Setting the scene with America's traditional folk of the early '60s, this book describes the sea of change that began in 1964 when the social consciousness of folk met the energy of rock. It concentrates on 1964-66, when the best, most popular, and most...- $24.99
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Author:Kathryn Olsen
Music and Social Change in South Africa: Maskanda Past and Present
Music and Social Change in South Africa looks at contemporary maskanda-a folk musical genre distinguished by fast guitar picking and blues-style vocal intonation-against the backdrop of South Africa's history. A performance practice that emerged in the early decades of the twentieth century among Zulu...- $65.50
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Author:Dan Gutstein
Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane
Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane chronicles the origins and evolution of a folk tune beloved by millions worldwide. Dan Gutstein delves into the trajectory of the "Liza Jane" family of songs, including the most popular variant "Li'l Liza Jane." Likely...- $30.00
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Author:Craig E. Clifford
Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas
Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music--its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on an essential...- $32.95
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Author:Richard B. Campbell
Gettin' Kinda Itchie: The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas
Before soundtracking the Summer of Love as The Mamas & The Papas, musicians John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty honed their talents in groups like The Smoothies, The Journeymen, The Halifax Three, The Big 3, and The Mugwumps. In Gettin' Kinda...- $49.95
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Author:Thomas Moore
The Works of Thomas Moore: Irish Melodies. National Airs
Author: Thomas MooreISBN-10: 102030099XISBN-13: 9781020300998Publisher: Legare Street PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/18/2023Pages: 310Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d- $34.95
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Author:Jay Althouse
Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Vol 1: 11 Folk Songs Arranged for Solo Voice and Piano . . . for Recitals, Concerts, and Contests (Medium Low Voice)
Selected for contests and adjudications around the country, this incredible volume includes 11 favorite folk songs expertly crafted for solo voice and piano. Arranged by Alfred Music's finest writers, such as Philip Kern, Jay Althouse, Don Besig, Ruth Elaine Schram, and Carl Strommen. Titles:...- $15.99
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Author:Jay Althouse
Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Vol 1: 11 Folk Songs Arranged for Solo Voice and Piano . . . for Recitals, Concerts, and Contests (Medium High Voice)
Selected for contests and adjudications around the country, this incredible volume includes 11 favorite folk songs expertly crafted for solo voice and piano. Arranged by Alfred Music's finest writers, such as Philip Kern, Jay Althouse, Don Besig, Ruth Elaine Schram, and Carl Strommen. Titles:...- $15.99
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Author:William V. Muse
The Seventh Muse
This a memoir of William V. Muse who grew up in rural Mississippi and Louisiana as the seventh son of a Pentacostal minister. By winning academic scholarships, he was able to earn bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. degrees and advance thru an academic career from...- $24.95
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Author:Steven Sherrill
Motorcycles, Minotaurs, & Banjos: A Modest Odyssey
This book is about twenty-one days, and sixty years. A motorcycle ride down the spine of Appalachia, with a little banjo and big myth for company, to play and sing at the graves of dead banjo heroes. About making a life about making work....- $23.99
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Author:Sinéad O'Connor
Rememberings Lib/E
From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song. Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O'Connor rose to massive fame in the late...- $64.99
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Author:Richard Morton Jack
Nick Drake: The Life
Author: Richard Morton JackISBN-10: 0306834952ISBN-13: 9780306834950Publisher: Hachette BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2023Pages: 576Format: Hardcover- $32.50
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Author:Ruth Crawford Seeger
The Music of American Folk Song: And Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music
This is the first complete publication of the late composer and scholar Ruth Crawford Seeger's major work on American folksongs. It preserves them as well as demonstrates how they should be played so that they remain a living partof the American musical tradition. This...- $34.95
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Author:Ann Powers
Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
Author: Ann PowersISBN-10: 0062463721ISBN-13: 9780062463722Publisher: Dey Street BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2024Pages: 480Format: Hardcover- $35.00
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Author:Corinna Campbell
The Cultural Work: Maroon Performance in Paramaribo, Suriname
The politics & poetics of cultural representation in a multiethnic cityHow do people in an intensely multicultural city live alongside one another while maintaining clear boundaries? This question is at the core of The Cultural Work, which illustrates how the Maroons (descendants of escaped...- $26.95
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Author:Paul Jenkins
Richard Dyer-Bennet: The Last Minstrel
In the 1940s and '50s, Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) was among the best known and most respected folk singers in America. Paul O. Jenkins tells, for the first time, the story of Dyer-Bennet, often referred to as the "Twentieth-Century Minstrel." Dyer-Bennet's approach to singing sounded...- $30.00
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Author:Bode Omojola
Yorùbá Music in the Twentieth Century: Identity, Agency, and Performance Practice [With CD (Audio)]
Drawing on extensive field research conducted over the course of two decades, Bode Omojola examines traditional and contemporary Yorùbá genres of music. From the primeval age of Ayànàgalú (the Yorùbá pioneer-drummer-turned-deity-of-drumming) to the modern era, Yorùbá musical traditions have been shaped by individual performers:...- $39.95
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Author:Karen McAulay
Our Ancient National Airs: Scottish Song Collecting from the Enlightenment to the Romantic Era
One of the earliest documented Scottish song collectors actually to go 'into the field' to gather his specimens, was the Highlander Joseph Macdonald. Macdonald emigrated in 1760 - contemporaneously with the start of James Macpherson's famous but much disputed Ossian project - and it...- $170.00
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Author:Ellen S. Whitaker
More Music For Classical and Fingerstyle Ukulele: Low G Tuning
Fourty-four familiar pieces (folk tunes and classical music) arranged for ukulele (low G). There are 42 solos and 2 duets. All music is presented in both standard notation and tablature. The level of expertise necessary to play the pieces varies widely, from easy to...- $19.95
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Author:Mark L. Gardner
Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboys [With CD]
In 1908 a local rancher and surveyor by the name of N. Howard "Jack" Thorp walked into the cramped offices of the Estancia News in Estancia, New Mexico, and inquired of the printer about publishing a small book of "cowboy songs." For at least...- $24.95
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Author:Emery Stephens
Singing Down the Barriers: A Guide to Centering African American Song for Concert Performers
Never has there been a more urgent time to foster cultural humility, diversity, and dialogue and address systemically exclusionary practices in vocal music. This book will assist not only with programming music by composers from the African diaspora but also in creating brave spaces...- $38.00
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Author:Terry Moylan
Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra: Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border
Originally published in 1994, this stunning collection of Irish music is re-issued here in a new, entirely re-set edition, containing an additional 29 tunes, and new photographs. Sliabh Luachra, in the heart of Munster, is home to a unique style of traditional Irish music....- $32.95
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Author:Waldo Garrido
Música de Chiloé: Folklore, Syncretism, and Cultural Development in a Chilean Aquapelago
The islands of Chiloé, in southern Chile, have developed a distinct culture over several centuries, blending indigenous traditions and Spanish settler heritage to create a vibrant pattern of folklore, music, dance, and related creative practices. This cultural heritage has become an important aspect of...- $99.00
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Author:Mary Ann Harbar Willis
Gypsy Violin Basics: A Beginner's Guide
This easy Gypsy-style introduction takes you on a musical journey along theRomany Trail, assimilating the musical idioms of Eastern Europe and the Mideast.Here are the core nuggets of the flashy and exotic Gypsy style, distilled to their essence. Fun, easy Gypsy-style tunes; Authentic Gypsy...- $19.99
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I.W.W. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent: A Facsimile Reprint of the Nineteenth Edition (1923) of the Little Red Song Book
A RADICAL LABOR CLASSIC Undoubtedly the most popular book in American labor history, the I.W.W.'s Little Red Song Book has been a staple item on picket lines and at other workers' gatherings for generations, and has gone through numerous editions. As a result of...- $5.95
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Author:Liselotte Sels
Turkish Folk Music between Ghent and Turkey
Shaped by the processes of migration, diasporization and cosmopolitanization, musical performance conditions and contexts constantly change, while new musical forms emerge and evolve. The development of Turkish folk music is well-documented and provides rich material for study in the motherland and in the diaspora....- $35.00
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Author:Peter Yarrow
Peter Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life
This carefully crafted and collectible volume tells the intimate story of Peter, Paul, and Mary and their music, in their words and with iconic images that follow their passionate, fifty-year journey to the center of America's heart. Photographs, many rare and never before published,...- $35.00
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Author:William Francis Allen
Slave Songs of the United States: 136 Songs Complete with Sheet Music and Notes on Slavery and African-American History
136 songs of African-American slaves, collected and compiled a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, are presented here complete with their musical notation in this superb edition.In the introduction, the chief compiler of this music, William Francis Allen, expresses his admiration for the musical...- $19.98
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Author:Ellen S. Whitaker
More Music for Baritone Ukulele: Classical and Fingerstyle
32 Solos and 2 Duets for Baritone Ukulele, presented in both standard notation and tablature. A satisfying variety of instrumental arrangements of traditional folk tunes and classical repertoire from well-loved composers. The folk tunes come from a variety of origins. The classical repertoire includes...- $19.95
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Author:Bruce Pollock
The Bleecker Street Tapes: Echoes of Greenwich Village
From the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village to the stage of Woodstock, folksingers became a powerful cultural force in the 1960s, Mixing music and politics, tradition and innovation, romance and righteousness, these men and women were outspoken voices for their generation, each with a story...- $18.50
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Author:Mark Eliot Nuckols
Travels With Ferdinand and Friends: A Centennial Journey Through Austria-Hungary
Mark Eliot Nuckols shares a highly personal account of returning to the land of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, on the occasion of the centennial of Franz Ferdinand's assassination. Although this anniversary is fraught, Nuckols' return is one that is also filled with reunions, memories...- $21.99
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Author:Robert E. Strom
Old Salem at Sea in Ballad and Song
Old Salem at Sea in Ballad and Song is a collection of sea songs, sea shanties and ballads that reflects Salem's rich maritime history and its relationship to the sea. Salem, Massachusetts, is synonymous with the maritime history of America. Salem's early ventures in...- $19.95
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Author:Stephen Ducke
Tin Whistle - A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle
BOOK + 429-TRACK AUDIO DOWNLOAD (Audio download available on demand from author).Learn to play Irish traditional music on the whistle with this tutor book from Tradschool104 tunes (28 children's & folk songs + 76 traditional Irish tunes)This book gives a complete introduction to playing...- $45.99
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Author:Stephen Blum
Music Theory in Ethnomusicology
During the 1960s and 70s some ethnomusicologists formed relationships with music-makers and ritual specialists in an attempt to interpret how they understood their musical actions. Subsequently ethnomusicologists have studied the respects in which explicit and implicit theory is involved in communication of musical knowledge....- $24.95
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Author:Alex Sosler
Theology and the Avett Brothers
Theology and the Avett Brothers features contributions that offer a rich contemplation on how these brothers from North Carolina help listeners navigate the religious consciousness of today's world.Author: Alex SoslerISBN-10: 1978714165ISBN-13: 9781978714168Publisher: Fortress AcademicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/17/2023Pages: 174Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56dAbout...- $95.00
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Author:Rachel Gibson
¡Canta Conmigo!: Songs and Singing Games from Guatemala and Nicaragua
Canta Conmigo! is a practical guide for music educators looking to teach music from Central America. Suitable for use in families, schools, or community centers, this resource contains a playful collection of 90 songs, singing games, chants, and games author Rachel Gibson learned from...- $29.95
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Author:Ahmed Alsaady
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Intermediate
This book has been written for Oud students who have completed the material covered in the Mukhtar Method series up until the Oud Upper Beginner book. This book aims to introduce students to the practical concepts of transposition by playing musical pieces and maqamaat...- $14.99
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Author:Ahmed Mukhtar
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Upper-Intermediate
This book has been written for Oud students who are confident players and have successfully completed the material covered in the Mukhtar Method series up until the Oud Intermediate book. The objective of this book is to further progress students' playing techniques as well...- $14.99
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Author:Peter Stampfel
Stampfel on Weber and the Complete Boston Broadsides 1964-1967
Author: Peter StampfelISBN-10: 1737524503ISBN-13: 9781737524502Publisher: Don Giovanni RecordsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2023Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.48h x 5.58w x 0.39d- $13.95
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Author:Paul Norbury
Smiling Men With Bad Reputations: The Story of the Incredible String Band, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron and a Consumer's Guide to Their Music
The Incredible String Band lit up the late 1960s music scene with their groundbreaking LPs The 5000 Spirits..., The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter and Wee Tam and the Big Huge, and were one of only five British acts at Woodstock. Their core duo Robin Williamson...- $20.99
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Author:Bettina Schipp
Tin Whistle Songbook - 52 Folk & Gospel Songs: Ohne Noten - No Music Notes + MP3 Sound Downloads
Liederbuch (in deutsch und englisch) mit 52 der bekanntesten und beliebtesten Folk und Gospel Songs für die Tin Whistle / Penny Whistle / Pocket Whistle / Low Whistle.Die Melodien wurden einfachst mit Zahlen / Symbolen aufbereitet. Diese Symbole bezeichnen den zu spielenden Ton, die...- $16.87
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Author:Ellen Whitaker
Music for Baritone Ukulele: Classical and Fingerstyle
Sixty Three pieces of music for Baritone Ukulele. Book includes instrumental arrangements of popular traditional tunes, as well as favorite classical repertoire from well-loved composers. Pieces were carefully selected to ensure a satisfying variety. The arrangements range from easy through to advanced intermediate level....- $21.95
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Author:Greil Marcus
Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs
Author: Greil MarcusISBN-10: 0300274106ISBN-13: 9780300274103Publisher: Yale University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2023Pages: 288Format: Paperback- $18.00
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Author:Anna Czekanowska
Polish Folk Music: Slavonic Heritage - Polish Tradition - Contemporary Trends
This study of Polish folk music examines the history and practice of the musical tradition while offering an illuminating view of a culture and its social activities. Anna Czekanowska analyzes the vocal and instrumental traditions of Polish folk music, tracing the background history, the...- $53.99
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Author:Bettina Schipp
Recorder Songbook - 48 Folk and Gospel Songs: for the Soprano or Tenor Recorder + Sounds Online
Songbook with 48 Folk and Gospel Songs from all over the world - simply notated for the Soprano or Tenor Recorder with baroque fingerings.The tones of the melodies were prepared with fingering images for the recorder, the rhythm of the tones is given by...- $19.80
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Author:Michael Brocken
The British Folk Revival: A Second Edition
Almost 20 years ago Michael Brocken created from his doctoral research, what became both a seminal and contested volume concerning the social mores surrounding the British Folk Revival up to that point in time: The British Folk Revival 1944-2002. In this long-overdue second edition...- $48.95
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Author:Bruce Gandy
Performance: Delivering Your Own Awesome
An easy-to-read, non-statistical guide to "Delivering Your Own Awesome" in music, sport and other competitive aspects of life, this book provides an understanding of what performance actually is by outlining four key steps: practice, rehearsal, performance and, finally, moving forward. Bruce Gandy's experiences as...- $27.99
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Author:Bertrand Harris Bronson
The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Vol 4
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...- $50.00
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Author:Brad Sanzenbacher
I've Been Semi-Retired Since the Day I Was Born
When he was twenty-two years old Brad Sanzenbacher decided he wanted to become a folk singer. The only problem was that he had never sung or played an instrument in his entire life. Launching himself into this new endevour, Sanzenbacher begain what would become...- $11.99
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Author:David Menconi
Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music
What is American roots music? Any definition must account for a kaleidoscope of genres from bluegrass to blues, western swing to jazz, soul and gospel to rock and reggae, Cajun to Celtic. It must encompass the work of artists as diverse as Alice Gerard...- $28.00
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