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Subject: folk books From: GUEST,Buzag Date: 25 May 05 - 08:33 AM Can anyone recommend any folk music books? |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST,Allen Date: 25 May 05 - 09:53 AM Child's "English and Scottish Popular Ballads". Bronson "Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads". Ewan MacColl "Folk Songs and Ballads of Scotland". A. L. Lloyd & Ralph Vaughn Williams "Classic English Folk Songs" (correct title?) It's been reprinted and expanded, with Malcolm Douglas as editor. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GLoux Date: 25 May 05 - 10:05 AM Alan Lomax's "The Folk Songs Of North America" -Greg |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Dave Hanson Date: 25 May 05 - 10:16 AM Journeyman, Ewans autobiography, The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook, Peggy Seeger A song for Every Season, Bob Copper, Grey Funnell Lines, Cyril Tawney Luke Kelly, Des Geraghty McGinn of the Calton, Matt McGinn The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Borders, Sir Walter Scott Can't You Hear Me Calling [ Bill Monroe ] Richard D Smith O'Neill's 1001 Gems, The Dance Music of Ireland. Shanties From The Seven Seas, Stan Hugil The Chieftains, John Glatt. just for a start, eric |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Paco Rabanne Date: 25 May 05 - 10:23 AM Send a Pm to 'folkiedave' He has his own folk related bookshop. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST,Allen Date: 25 May 05 - 10:27 AM Ooh how could I forget the "Burl Ives Song Book"? |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST,Les B. Date: 25 May 05 - 11:56 AM I think if you look at the FAQ or Permathreads on this Mudcat site, you'll find a very comprehensive listing of books that should be in every folkie's library. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Desert Dancer Date: 25 May 05 - 07:56 PM The Basic Folk Library Permathread. No need to duplicate the contents here! It's way beyond "basic," but indexed, fortunately. ~ Becky in Tucson |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST Date: 26 May 05 - 06:10 PM Folk MUSIC books. Presumably he wants tune books not song books. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST Date: 26 May 05 - 07:55 PM Why assume that? Mind you, people do ask some bloody stupid questions round here. We are not psychic. Tell us exactly what you want, please. Don't waste your time (and, more to the point, ours) by making us guess at what you might perhaps have in mind. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST,Buzag Date: 27 May 05 - 05:53 AM Sorry, should have been more specific. Don't want it for academic purposes - just getting into English music and wanted something not too heavy that might give me a bit more grounding about the important artists, etc. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST,Allen Date: 27 May 05 - 12:03 PM Then the new edition of the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs by Lloyd and Vaughn Williams is for you. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Blackcatter Date: 27 May 05 - 01:23 PM Surprise, surprise - the two "GUESTS" without any other tags both have annoying attitudes. Buzag - check out The Basic Folk Library Permathread that Desert Dancer mentions. You need look no further. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST Date: 27 May 05 - 01:49 PM Annoying attitudes to match an annoying question. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: GUEST,Allen Date: 27 May 05 - 03:57 PM If you're bugged by this thread so much, ignore it. No need to act an arsehole. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Blackcatter Date: 27 May 05 - 04:20 PM They're not acting. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: DonMeixner Date: 27 May 05 - 04:26 PM The Folksinger's Word Book and Rise Up Singing have been good friends of mine over the years. Don |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 27 May 05 - 08:22 PM Those anonymous guests do have a point, though; without a fairly specific remit, people will just confuse the issue by guessing at all sorts of potentially irrelevant stuff. With due respect to Don, neither Rise Up Singing nor The Folksinger's Word Book are particularly useful for English (as opposed to English-language) material, and they aren't too reliable on sources. I'm not sure if "Buzag" wants books to do with song or instrumental music, or whether he or she is looking at traditional or revival sources (that "important artists" could mean either). Becky's recommendation of the "basic library" thread is the most sensible, but it may not necessarily offer the information a relative beginner needs. Exactly what information do you need? Getting the right answer depends very much on asking the right question. |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Blackcatter Date: 27 May 05 - 10:46 PM Considering that the list is divided up among the following subjects, one would think that most people would be able to find what they're looking for. -------------------- This is a collated list of books suggested in the Mudcat PermaThread ... GENERAL BOOKS - Songs and Tunes, Research COUNTRIES - Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Hawai'i, Ireland, Man, Scotland, USA, Wales, etc. DANCE - Morris, Social Dance, Sword Dancing etc. GENRES - Bawdy, Black, Blues, Country, Cowboy,Drinking, Humour, Hymns, Military, Mormon, Shanties+Worksongs, Spirituals, Yiddish etc. PEOPLE - Individuals, Families and Groups from Joan Baez to Cyril Tawney MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - Appalachian Dulcimer, Banjo, Concertina, Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Melodeon, Tin Whistle etc. SUBJECTS - Carols+Christmas,Folklore,Folk Tales,Gypsy Tradition,Historical Events,Individual Songs,Mining,Murder,Nursery Rhymes,Pirates,Poetry,Railroad etc. ONLINE RESOURCES - Links to Online Resources |
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Subject: RE: folk books From: Joe Offer Date: 28 May 05 - 03:38 AM Buzag's clarified request was this:
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