folk books

25 May 05 - 08:33 AM (#1492759)
Subject: folk books
From: GUEST,Buzag

Can anyone recommend any folk music books?

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25 May 05 - 09:53 AM (#1492821)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST,Allen

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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25 May 05 - 10:05 AM (#1492833)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GLoux

Alan Lomax's "The Folk Songs Of North America"

-Greg

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25 May 05 - 10:16 AM (#1492840)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: Dave Hanson

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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25 May 05 - 10:23 AM (#1492848)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: Paco Rabanne

Send a Pm to 'folkiedave' He has his own folk related bookshop.

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25 May 05 - 10:27 AM (#1492850)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST,Allen

Ooh how could I forget the "Burl Ives Song Book"?

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25 May 05 - 11:56 AM (#1492909)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST,Les B.

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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25 May 05 - 07:56 PM (#1493295)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: Desert Dancer

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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26 May 05 - 06:10 PM (#1493899)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST

Folk MUSIC books. Presumably he wants tune books not song books.

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26 May 05 - 07:55 PM (#1493965)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST

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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27 May 05 - 05:53 AM (#1494106)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST,Buzag

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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27 May 05 - 12:03 PM (#1494345)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST,Allen

Then the new edition of the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs by Lloyd and Vaughn Williams is for you.

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27 May 05 - 01:23 PM (#1494414)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: Blackcatter

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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27 May 05 - 01:49 PM (#1494441)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST

Annoying attitudes to match an annoying question.

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27 May 05 - 03:57 PM (#1494525)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: GUEST,Allen

If you're bugged by this thread so much, ignore it. No need to act an arsehole.

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27 May 05 - 04:26 PM (#1494545)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: DonMeixner

The Folksinger's Word Book and Rise Up Singing have been good friends of mine over the years.

Don

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27 May 05 - 08:22 PM (#1494698)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: Malcolm Douglas

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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27 May 05 - 10:46 PM (#1494766)
Subject: RE: folk books
From: Blackcatter

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.

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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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