Folk category: 608 books
Ukulele Song Book 2 - 25 Popular & Folk Songs With Lyrics and Chord Tabs for Singalong
Ukulele Song Book Singalong
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
This is a Ukulele Song Book 2 I put together for parents and children who have participated in my Ukulele Workshops.
This is a follow up of Ukulele Song Book 1.
These are another 25 all-time-favorite Popular Songs for everyone's enjoyment.
The songs are in the keys of the vocal...
First Time Ever
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE
Peggy Seeger is one of folk music's most influential artists and songwriters. Born in New York City in 1935, she enjoyed a childhood steeped in music and left-wing politics - they remain her lifeblood....
Lord Peter and Little Kerstin
Medieval Ballads from Sweden
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
A collection of medieval Swedish narrative ballads in a new English verse translation. It was foreseen that Little Kerstin would drown on her wedding morning. Lord Peter sets sail, even though he was warned to avoid the sea. Sir Olof happens upon an elf-dance on the day before his wedding....
by Ewan MacColl
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1965
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1965
The Great Ballad Tradition of Scotland is one of the most important influences on the folk songs of the English-speaking world.
The descendants of the old Scottish ballads appear in countless variants in England, Canada, Australia and the United States.
Now Ewan MacColl, himself raised in this
tradition,...
The Americana Revolution
From Country and Blues Roots to the Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Americana is a music that defies definition. It isn’t rock, although it does encompass rock. It isn’t folk, but folk is there. It isn’t Celtic, but it is woven with Celtic threads. It is a blend of forms, music that draws on a wide range of influences. Gathering these many genres together, Americana...
by Harry Taussig
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1973
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1973
Harry Taussig. A follow-up volume to 'Teach Yourself Guitar'. Concentrates on the instrumental solo, with special emphasis on basic fingerpicking techniques. New chords are introduced in order of their increasing difficulty.
by Jerry Silverman
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
A deluxe, comprehensive collection of 103 school and camp favorites. Contains patriotic songs, campfire songs, hiking songs, and even fun songs for use on buses. Includes melody line, lyrics, and guitar chords.
From Folk Art to Modern Design in Ceramics
Ethnographic Adventures in Denmark and Mexico 1975-1978 Updated 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
From the dusty workshops of village potters to the pristine assembly lines of modern factories; from the makers of pottery to the producers of porcelain in selected areas of Mexico and Denmark, the authors observed, interviewed, and photographed ceramic artists at their work. The result is a story...
Victorian Songhunters
The Recovery and Editing of English Vernacular Ballads and Folk Lyrics, 1820-1883
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2006
Victorian Songhunters is a pioneering history of the rediscovery of vernacular song—street songs that have entered oral tradition and have been passed from generation to generation—in England during the late Georgian and Victorian eras. In the nineteenth century there were four main types of vernacular...
Step Dancing in Ireland
Culture and History
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
For many people step dancing is associated mainly with the Irish step-dance stage shows, Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, which assisted both in promoting the dance form and in placing Ireland globally. But, in this book, Catherine Foley illustrates that the practice and contexts of step dancing...
by Dave Hadfield
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
“A corking read...” - Bernard Wrigley
For getting on half a century, Dave Hadfield has followed the genres of music that grabbed his heart and mind in his youth. In All the Wrong Notes, he has written not just a musical memoire, but a personal and social history of the last 50 years.
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Global Tarantella
Reinventing Southern Italian Folk Music and Dances
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Tarantella, a genre of Southern Italian folk music and dance, is an international phenomenon--seen and heard in popular festivals, performed across the Italian diaspora, even adapted for New Age spiritual practices. The boom in popularity has diversified tarantella in practice while setting it within...
by Meg Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Gospel music is rooted in the folk tradition of America. It is music from the heart and soul and appears wherever people gather to express their spiritual joy. Folk instruments such as the guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and autoharp lend themselves to this kind of group singing. They can provide...
by Star Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
This collection of English Christmas carols is a warm welcome to the season of festive cheer. Steeped in tradition, each carol will fill your holiday celebration with merriment and reverence. These endearing spirited songs are fun to play, giving you hours of enjoyment year after year. The English...