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The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
Julia Bishop
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Description for The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
Paperback. Offers a collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms. This book brings together all the classic folk songs and many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGH; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
The definitive collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms
One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141194622
SKU
9780141194622
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Julia Bishop
Steve Roud is the Founder of the Roud Folk Song Index and the author of a number of major works on English folkways and customs, including The English Year. Julia Bishop has a PhD in folksong and is Chief Editor of the forthcoming edition of the James Madison Carpenter Folksong Collection.
Reviews for The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
Refreshing ... beautiful ... academic but lively ... the book offers the experience of immersion into the strange, romantic and occasionally frightening world these songs were, and are, a part of ... A triumphant addition to the English folk canon, both as a source of reference and as an endlessly enjoyable collection to dip into
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