A treasure trove for anyone interested in the folklore of the British Isles. Illustrated throughout, this lovely collection contains 360 folk songs from field recordings. Includes melody lines, lyrics, and chord symbols. Melody line format.

Secular Songbooks Classroom Music

One of the Spectator's Books of the Year 2012 'Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders for to sail for old England But we hope in a short while to see you again' One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub; they have bewitched generations of English composers who have set them for everything from solo violin to full orchestra; they are sung in concerts, festivals, weddings, funerals and with nobody to hear but the singer. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, it is a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L.Lloyd's original Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. 'Her keen eye did glitter like the bright stars by night The robe she was wearing was costly and white Her bare neck was shaded with her long raven hair And they called her pretty Susan, the pride of Kildare' In association with EFDSS, the English Folk Dance and Song Society

Lyrics and piano music for traditional ballads and songs collected from singers throughout Britain are accompanied by notes on their probable origins, related versions, and historical allusions

A collection of 10 folk songs arranged for voice and piano in a simple style appropriate for beginning soloists, unison classroom singing, and elementary choral groups. Included are reproducible melody-line song sheets for each song. Easy piano accompaniments strongly support the melody, and vocal tessituras are moderate; most have an octave range. Titles: * Li'l Liza Jane * Siyahamba * Scarborough Fair * De Colores * and Many More!

While his father works in the city over the winter, a young boy thinks of some good times they've shared and looks forward to his return to their South African home in the spring.

(Guitar Chord Songbook). A strummer's cornucopia of 80 folk favorites! Includes lyrics and chords for: Au Clair De La Lune * Aura Lee * Banks of the Ohio * Beautiful Dreamer * Bury Me Beneath the Willow * Camptown Races * Deep River * Dixie * Frankie and Johnny * Git Along, Little Dogies * Home on the Range * Hush, Little Baby * I've Been Working on the Railroad * I've Got Peace like a River * John Henry * Lonesome Valley * Man of Constant Sorrow * Mule Skinner Blues * My Old Kentucky Home * Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * Scarborough Fair * When the Saints Go Marching In * more.

(Ocarina). Play 40 folk songs on the unique wind instrument, including: Amazing Grace * Auld Lang Syne * The Banana Boat Song * Danny Boy * Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) * Greensleeves * Home on the Range * Kumbaya * Little Brown Jug * My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean * My Wild Irish Rose * Shenandoah * Simple Gifts * Song of the Volga Boatman * This Little Light of Mine * Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * and many more. Arranged for 10-, 11-, or 12-hole ocarinas.