The Penguin Classics New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
The Penguin Classics New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
Paperback – International Edition, April 1, 2014
Price
$23.00
Format
Paperback
Pages
608
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication Date
UK ed. edition (April 1, 2014
ISBN-13
978-0141194622
Dimensions
5.07 x 1.11 x 7.78 inches
Weight
14.6 ounces
Description
About the Author Steve Roud is the Founder of the Roud Folk Song Index and the author of a number of major works on English folkways and customs, including The English Year. Julia Bishop has a PhD in folksong and is Chief Editor of the forthcoming edition of the James Madison Carpenter Folksong Collection.
Features & Highlights
- The definitive collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, it is a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A. L. Lloyd's original Penguin Book of English Folk Songs.
