A (very) slight segue here (?): The way I learn songs is to listen a few times to a recording then start to transcribe bits and pieces on the computer as the song progresses over and over. By the time I've learned the melody I have also learned the lyrics.

But when Ginny Hawker and her group were the Guest Artists at our local Alaska Folk Festival I fell in love with the songs on several amazing CDs.

I learned seven (7) of her songs all at the same time. I don't recommend it.