Rise Up Singing Book II: 'Rise Again'

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 20 May 05 - 10:48 PM

Joe is correct.
"Rise Up Singing, Words, chords and sources to 1200 songs," 2004, 1992, 1988, ed. Peter Blood and Anne Patterson. Often listed as ed. by Pete Seeger, who wrote the introduction.
The large print ed. is $19.77 at Amazon. 9.5 x 11.8 inches. My standard is 7 x 10 inches, so little advantage?

Two issues of collected songs, which are scarce and rarely found.

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: yrlancslad
Date: 20 May 05 - 09:44 PM

As A folk singer of some 50 years standing, singing all over the world in pursuit of my day job-if I was ever tempted to burn a book it would be Rise Up Singing. A second one would be too much!

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 May 05 - 04:04 AM

Christina is Ann's daughter.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: open mike
Date: 20 May 05 - 03:47 AM

i often wondered if Christina Muir from http://www.hotsouptrio.com/
was any relation to Ann Mayo Muir?

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 May 05 - 12:26 AM

Hi, Gary - no new songs in the anniversary edition of Rise Up Singing - just typesetting that's easier to read.

Bok and Trickett are still performing (not together), but I think Ann Mayo Muir is retired and living in Europe. I thought she was in Scotland, but this page says she's in France. Ed Trickett performs only occasionally - I think he's teaching school. As Ebbie said, he was an invited guest at the annual Getaway of the Folklore Society of Greater Washington last year, and it was a pleasure to hear him.
Gordon Bok is the only one of the trio who is performing regularly. You can get more information about Gordon at http://www.gordonbok.com/.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 May 05 - 11:50 PM

Ah ha! I can answer part of that. Ed Trickett was at the Getaway last year and did a workshop. Good man.

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: GaryD
Date: 19 May 05 - 11:12 PM

Good to hear from you guys again..epecially you, Joe.. yah, sure, that is a good book.. I'm going to check out that other book you mentioned, too.....where can I check out Winds, and as for the Anniversary Edition of RUS, does it have any new or different songs than the original?.... I kind of like the convenient size for carrying around, and the spiral binding keeps the pages easy to keep flat...

Take care you all.. meanwhile, what can you tell me about Ed Trickett, Ann Mayo Muir & Gordon Bok?   I have been frequenting Folk Legacy and I love their music, individually and collectively...

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: Joe Offer
Date: 12 May 05 - 03:59 AM

No Pete Seeger involvement that I know of. the book was edited by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson Blood. There was an earlier book, Winds of the People, in very much the same format. I understand Winds was not done with copyright permissions, so it got into trouble. Winds is 161 pages, RUS is 281.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: biglappy
Date: 12 May 05 - 02:48 AM

Didn't Peter and Annie Blood have something to do with R.U.S.?

Somehow I didn't remember Pete Seeger being so involved.

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: Joe Offer
Date: 12 May 05 - 02:13 AM

Welcome back, Gary!

It's been a while since we've heard anything from Sing Out! about the new book. Last we heard, they were still working on it.
The Rise Up Singing page at Sing Out! says that the 15th Anniversary edition of Rise Up Singing came out in fall, 2004, "completely retypeset to make it easier to read, with corrections and track icons to match the Teaching CDs." It's $17.95 if you order online.

I've seen the new book - it's the same size and same number of pages, but the typeface is much easier to read. I haven't seen the larger "Leader's Edition" ($24.95). That one may have type big enough for a guitarist to read while playing. That would be nice.

But as for Volume II - no word. I participated in the committee that selected the songs, so I'd sure like to see it published.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: open mike
Date: 11 May 05 - 11:56 PM

you can check singout.org
that magazine publishes R.U.S.
I subscribe to it and I am sure
I would have heard if there was
a RUS 2.

Sing Out! Magazine

Subject: Rise Up Singing Book II
From: GaryD
Date: 11 May 05 - 11:35 PM

A couple years ago I started a thread about a grand publication "Rise Up Singing", produced by Pete Seeger & friends at Sing Out!.. It has lyrics, origins, chords, etc for hundreds of songs.. They were talking then about Book II, but were having turmoil getting permission from scores of artists who sang versions of the songs.. Did they ever get a 2nd book printed?

Any help would be appreciated.. I've been away from mudcat for a very long time..it's good to be back.. I have a personal page, too, if you'd like to respond there..

Keep on the Sunny Side!..... Gary