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Thread #109443   Message #2294211
Posted By: Ross Campbell
20-Mar-08 - 10:46 PM
Thread Name: Favourite sources for new repertoire
Subject: RE: Favourite sources for new repertoire
I lost my bookmark for the Max Hunter Collection - thanks for reminding me - here it is:- Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

A few more from my bookmarked sites:-

Musical Traditions Internet Magazine Their own CDs usually have lyrics listed on the website.

The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics by David Dodd Carries some amazing stuff.

Lesley Nelson-Burns' Contemplator website Already mentioned above, one of my favourites.

traditional Music Library of online books Contains all sorts of odd books you would be hard pushed to find in hard copy.

Monologues at "Make 'Em Laugh!" Has a huge selection of comic songs and monologues.

King Laoghaire - The Ballad Archive The collection of a Swedish band - their repertoire of English, Irish and Scottish songs would put many local bands to shame - can they really sing all of these?

Drinking Songs, Rugby Songs, Hash House Harrier Ditties and Rude Rhymes Does what it says on the box.

Dick Gaughan's Website - Songs Archive - Index page Huge collection from Scotland's most influential singer - includes his own material.

Robokopp - Folk Song Index Wide-ranging German site with lyrics from USA, England, Ireland and Scotland, Wales, France, Germany and Austria

Tom Lewis - Index to Song Lyrics Another large collection, with Tom's own songs and some clickable audio links.

The Official Michael Marra Website All his own work - the website cycles a selection of songs.

MySongBook - Folk Song Lyrics and Tunes Another wide-ranging German site covering American, English, Irish and Scottish songs

AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE UNIT - Warren Fahey Fantastic archive put together by collector and publisher (and singer) Warren Fahey. You have to run the cursor over the song titles to find out if there's a clickable link.

Chris Kempster Project Chris died a couple of years ago. Known for his own songs, he also put tunes to many of Henry Lawson's poems. His Henry Lawson Songbook was recently reprinted with additions from other contributors to the Lawson canon.

Union Songs An Australian website.

Folksongs of Various Countries Another German site with a huge collection of lyrics - also has a Deutsche Volkslieder section.

CD Baby I occasionally find an audio version of something here, when I've found the lyrics elsewhere and the tune's not linked.

YouTube Also here.

MySpace And here.

Good luck!
And don't forget about actually learning and singing some of these songs!

Ross