Folk Traditional category: 475 books

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

“We Shall Overcome” is an American folk song that has influenced American and world history like few others. At different points in time it has served as a labor movement song, a civil rights song, a hymn, and a protest song and has long held strong individual and collective meaning for the African-American...

Song and dance style--viewed as nonverbal communications about culture--are here related to social structure and cultural history. Patterns of performance, theme, text and movement are analyzed in large samples of films an recordings from the whole range of human culture, according to the methods...

A collection of 15 Moravian folksongs originally composed in 1922. 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 the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.

Scorebook containing two old English songs for string orchestras. Songs include : 1. Sally in Our Alley and 2. Cherry Ripe, originally published in 1916. Classic Folk Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of folk music ever composed,...

These ballads convey a fantastic vision of the world as it was imagined in medieval Scandinavia, with monsters and magic intermingled with very human concerns of heroism, tragedy, love, and revenge. The great hero Sigurd is joined in this collection by troll-battling warriors including Holger...

Focus: Scottish Traditional Music engages methods from ethnomusicology, popular music studies, cultural studies, and media studies to explain how complex Scottish identities and culture are constructed in the traditional music and culture of Scotland. This book examines Scottish music through their...

The history of Irish traditional music, song and dance from the mythological harp of the Dagda right up to Riverdance and beyond. Exploring an abundant spectrum of historical sources, music and folklore, this guide uncovers the contribution of the Normans to Irish dancing, the role of the music...

Native American drumming and chant; Czech and German polka; country fiddling; African American spirituals, blues and jazz; cowboy songs; Mexican corridos; zydeco; and the sounds of a Cambodian New Year’s celebration — all are part of the amazing cultural patchwork of traditional music in Texas....

The Gig Book returns again with the chords an lyrics to over one hundred traditional songs; songs of hard travellin’, booze, the wild country and broken hearts. Presented with melody line arrangements in standard notation, with guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics, this is the perfect reference...

Taiwan aboriginal song has received extensive media coverage since the launch and settlement of a copyright lawsuit following pop group Enigma's allegedly unauthorized use of Amis voices in the 1996 Olympics hit, Return To Innocence. Taking as her starting point the ripple effects of this case, Shzr...

This book contains 18 popular traditional Greek songs and dances arranged for acoustic guitar solo. All arrangements are in notation and tablature. Dusan Borjanic has scored these solos so that they would appeal to the classic, flamenco and fingerstyle guitarist. The arrangements reflect a diversity of moods, tempos and passion.

Twelve fine Solo Fingerstyle Guitar arrangements of timeless Traditional Tunes. The pieces are written in both standard notation and tablature. - Aura Lee - Tom Dooley - Swanee River - Danny Boy - Loch Lomond - Greensleeves - Oh! Susanna - John Brown’s Body - Auld Lang Syne - Down by the Sally Gardens - Amazing Grace - Scarborough Fair

From the author of The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle comes a work for players of all melody instruments that probes deeply into the art of variation in traditional Irish dance music.At the heart of Down the Back Lane are the accompanying audio recordings. The author plays eight traditional...