Features 150 authentic songs collected by a foremost authority. Songs of love, of the sea, of battle; humorous songs, songs on the theme of the broken ring token, Irish songs, nursery songs, songs native to the province or North America and more. Includes the words and music. Introduction. Bibliography. Index of Titles.
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American Folk Tales and Songs by Richard Chase Full of lively stories, jokes, and games for performance, the book also includes 40 songs with melody and guitar chords. Written by the outstanding practicing folk performer. Includes 44 illustrations.
One Hundred English Folksongs by Cecil J. Sharp Border ballads, folksongs, collected from all over Great Britain. Lord Bateman, Henry Martin, The Green Wedding, many others. Text, music, and piano accompaniment.
American Ballads and Folk Songs by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax 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.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 4 by Francis James Child This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume IV includes Parts VII and VIII of the original set — ballads 189-265.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 3 by Francis James Child This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume III includes Parts V and VI of the original set — ballads 114–188.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 2 by Francis James Child This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume II includes Parts III & IV of the original set — ballads 54–113.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 1 by Francis James Child This classic 19th-century survey offers absolute fidelity to original texts as well as invaluable commentary by Francis James Child. Volume 1 includes Parts I and II of the original set — ballads 1-53.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 5 by Francis James Child This 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentaries. Includes Parts IX and X of the original set — ballads 266-305 — plus indexes, glossary.
