A classic songbook from the Oak Archives. Originally published in 1966, this songbook features songs of every kind and every mood: activity songs, story songs, songs for campfire singing and rainy days, hiking songs, work songs, animal songs, spirituals, rounds, and songs for fun and nonsense. Includes historical notes and an introduction to the use of folk songs in a camp music program. Melody with guitar chords and lyrics. 152 pp.
01-910001
$24.95
900 MILES: THE BALLADS, BLUES, AND FOLKSONGS OF CISCO HOUSTON
edited by Moses Asch and Irwin Silber
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A classic songbook from the Oak Archives, originally published in 1965. Cisco Houston was a balladeer and folksinger whose life and songs bridged generations. Guitar in hand, he traveled all over America, absorbing the sounds of his time, translating those sounds into folksongs. In 1961 his life was cut short by cancer. This collection contains 70 of Cisco's best arrangements and originals transcribed directly from records and tapes, including western songs, road songs, lonesome blues, and songs of hard work and loving women. Melody and lyrics with chord symbols. 96 pp.
01-910002
$18.95
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A GUITARIST'S TREASURY OF SONG
by Jerry Silverman
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This collection of traditional and folk tunes includes categories such as love songs, sea songs, fun songs, train songs, sentimental songs, and songs based on historical events. Melody line in standard notation with guitar chords and complete lyrics. Reissue. Beginning/intermediate. 351 pp.
02-95489
$39.95
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AMERICAN BALLADS AND FOLK SONGS
John Lomax & Alan Lomax
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The famous father and son folklorists collected many of these "on location." Originally published in 1934, this 200+ collection is a fascinating account of our American heritage. A book to be cherished. An excellent introduction, notes, bibliography and index. Melody and lyrics. 625 pp.
11-25
$21.95
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AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS - TUNES AND SONGS AS SUNG BY PETE SEEGER
edited by Irwin Silber and Ethel Raim
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A classic songbook from the Oak Archives. Originally published in 1961, this songbook contains Pete Seeger's version of 84 traditional and folk tunes as recorded on his various Folkways albums. "Careless Love," "Cumberland Gap," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "Riddle Song," more. Melody with guitar chords and full lyrics. 96 pp.
01-910003
$18.95
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BACKPACKERS SONGBOOK
by Ron Middlebrook
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Words and chords to dozens of standard folksongs. Also includes first aid tips. V/GCh. Recommended.
05-140
$5.95
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COWBOY SONGS - 62 CLASSIC SADDLE SONGS
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Songs heard 'round the campfire on the lone prairie: "Abilene," "Along the Navaho Trail," "Back in the Saddle Again," "Buffalo Gals (Won't You Come Out Tonight?)," "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie," "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," "Git Along, Little Dogies," "Happy Trails," "Home on the Range," "I Ride an Old Paint," "The Old Chisholm Trail," "Pistol Packin' Mama," "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky," "San Antonio Rose," "Sioux City Sue," more. P/V/GCh. 191 pp.
49-311094
$14.95
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DULCI-MORE FOLK & TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS PUBLIC DOMAIN SONGBOOK
Adapted & arranged by Bill Schilling
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Huge songbook---almost 300 titles---with melody, lyrics, guitar chords and numbers for dulcimers tuned D-A-A. Chord charts for D-A-A, D-A-D and D-G-G-tuned dulcimers, too, as well as notes about basic theory and harmony. All songs are in the public domain, including 45 songs for Advent and Christmas. Great for singers and other instruments, too! Spiral-bound.
597-1
$30.00
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DULCI-MORE FOLK & TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS PUBLIC DOMAIN SONGBOOK: AUTOHARP EDITION
Adapted & arranged by Bill Schilling
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2002 Revision. Huge songbook---295 titles, including 45 for Christmas---with melody, lyrics, chords and a special numbered tablature for autoharps of all kinds! Play chords or melody-style on hundreds of familiar songs, plus detailed notes about basic theory and harmony, a section on chord-button configurations and lots more. All songs are in the public domain -- great for singers and other instruments, too! Spiral-bound.
597-2
$30.00
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DULCI-MORE FOLK & TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS PUBLIC DOMAIN SONGBOOK: LYRICS VOLUME
Adapted & arranged by Bill Schilling
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2004 Revision. Huge songbook---295 titles, including 45 for Christmas---with lyrics to all the songs in Schilling's song compendia for dulcimers and autoharp! Spiral-bound, 74 pp., nice price.
597-4
$8.00
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FOLK SONGS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
collected and transcribed by Herbert Shellans
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A classic songbook from the Oak Archives. Originally published in 1968, this book contains 50 traditonal songs as sung by the people of the Blue Ridge Mountains with notes on the people and the music. "Git Away, Old Man," "The Farmer's Boy," "Sinful to Flirt," "The Dying Drunkard," "Old Judas," more. Melody, guitar chords and full lyrics. 96 pp.
01-910011
$18.95
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JACK THORP'S SONGS OF THE COWBOYS
ed. & introduced by Mark Gardner
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Book/CD set. A delightful contribution to the history of cowboy culture, this captures the true flavor of early cowboy music. Songs taken from the 1908 first printing and 1921 second edition, plus one more. Line illustrations by notable cowboy artist Ronald Kil. The CD performances, featuring Gardner and Rex Rideout, are on vintage instruments utilizing historic playing styles. 80 pp.
542-139
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$20.00
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OLD TIME STRINGBAND SONGBOOK
edited by John Cohen & Mike Seeger
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Dozens of songs as played by The New Lost City Ramblers, suitable for a variety of old time instruments - guitar, banjo, fiddle, autoharp, more. Melody line with lyrics and chord symbols. 240 pp.
01-000179
$24.95
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OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC SONGBOOK - 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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Over 100 all-time folk favorites as taught at The Old Town School of Folk Music which opened its doors in December 1957: "Bill Bailey," "Buffalo Gals," "City of New Orleans," "Cripple Creek," "Erie Canal," "House of the Rising Sun," "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," "Oh Susanah," "Old Time Religion," "Shine on Harvest Moon," "Wildwood Flower," more. Also provides how-tos on reading tablature, tuning a guitar, fingerpicking, guitar chords, banjo playing, harmonica playing, mandolin chords, more. 160 pp.
49-311359
$14.95
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RISE UP SINGING (LARGER PRINT LEADER'S EDITION)
ed. by Peter Blood & Annie Patterson
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Larger 9x12 version of the 15th anniversary edition of this popular songbook! Words and chords to over 1200 songs of all sorts, from folksongs to revival tent hymns to Motown pop songs! All songs are grouped categorically. An outstanding collection from the folks who bring you Sing Out! magazine. Spiral bound. V/GCh (no notation). Note: while the book is bigger the print has NOT been enlarged for the blind. 281 pp.
49-740332
$29.95
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RISE UP SINGING - 15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
ed. by Peter Blood & Annie Patterson
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Words and chords to over 1200 songs of all sorts, from folksongs to revival tent hymns to Motown pop songs! All songs are grouped categorically. An outstanding collection from the folks who bring you Sing Out! magazine. This new edition is completely re-engraved making it easier to read with no page breaks, more pictures, more information, but with the same songs you've known and loved. Spiral bound. V/GCh (no notation). 281 pp.
49-740330
$22.95
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ROLL ME OVER
compiled and edited by Harry Babad
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A classic songbook from the Oak Archives. Not for the faint of heart or easily offended! Over 100 folk and historical songs which are almost entirely dirty, and entirely offensive (some are downright disgusting). Alcohol and sex are the two main topics - and if you can get past the...ah...ribald lyrics, you'll find them to be extremely funny. Includes songs of the Elizabethan era, Scottish songs, Irish songs, sailor songs, early American songs, military songs, sacrilegious songs, and "songs that ought not to be sung." With historical details for each. A list of song titles is NOT included in the interest of propriety. You may want to hide this one under the mattress. Melody line with chord names and, of course, full lyrics. 144 pp.
01-710026
$27.95
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SLAVE SONGS OF THE UNITED STATES
piano accompaniments by Irving Schlein, edited by Peter Schlein
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ON SALE!! SAVE $6.95!! Originally compiled in 1867 by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware and Lucy McKim Garrison, this was one of the first collections of African-American folk songs. The 136 songs featured include spirituals, work songs, field hollers, soldier songs of Civil War days, and freedom songs, providing the basis for subsequent expressions of gospel, blues, and jazz. This edition includes useful piano settings for every song from the original edition, with chords for guitar. The result is a magnificent and practical volume of songs of great historical value designed for contemporary use. P/V/GCh. 183 pp.
49-311385
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$9.00
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SONGS AND STORIES OF UNCLE DAVE MACON
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Facsimile of the 1938 songbook. P/V/GCh. 24 songs, 24 pp.
262-1
$5.95
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SONGS OF AMERICAN SAILORMEN
by Joanna C. Colcord
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A classic songbook from the Oak Archives. Originally published in 1964. A collection of short-drag shanties, halliard shanties, windlass or capstan shanties, and forecastle songs. With an interesting history of "The Singing Sailor." "Across the Western Ocean," "Blow, Ye Winds," "Captain Kidd," "Derby Ram," "Heave Away," "The Lass of Mohea," "Mobile Bay," more. Melody with lyrics and guitar chords and notes on the origins of most songs. 208 pp.
01-910021
$29.95
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THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY AND OTHER SONGS AND STORIES FROM THE SINGING OF PETE SEEGER
edited by Ethel Raim and Irwin Silber
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A classic songbook from the Oak Archives. Originally published in 1964, this book features 86 favorite folk songs, original songs, folk tales, and songs of other lands. Each tune includes melody, lyrics, chord symbols and introductory notes by Pete Seeger. Plus many b/w photographs of people from all over the world taken by Pete's son, Dan Seeger. 128 pp.
01-910006
$24.95
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THE EROTIC MUSE - AMERICAN BAWDY SONGS
by Ed Cray
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Newly revised and expanded, "The Erotic Muse" explores the earthy underside of American culture. Melody, lyrics, and chords. 480 pp.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
528-15
$41.00
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THE FOLKSINGER'S WORDBOOK: DELUXE EDITION
by Fred & Irwin Silber
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A truly gigantic collection with words and chords to over 1000 folk, traditional, and topical songs, mostly from the American and British traditions. Songs are grouped (roughly) by topic, and indexed alphabetically by title. Essential! V/GCh. Comb-bound. 430 pp.
01-000140
$34.95
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THE FOLKSONG FAKE BOOK
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Over 1000 folksongs, perfect for performers, school teachers, and hobbyists. Covers a huge variety of songs originating in America, England, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, and other countries, and in all styles of folk music including spirituals, cowboy songs, sea chanteys, work songs, children's songs, love ballads, protest songs, and more. All songs are in their original versions with all known verses. Includes "The Ash Grove," "The Erie Canal," "Nine Hundred Miles," "The Water Is Wide," "Jacob's Ladder," and many, many more. Melody, lyrics and chords. 536 pp.
49-240151
$24.95
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THE PEOPLE'S SONG BOOK
edited by Waldemar Hille, foreword by Alan Lomax
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Folk songs, labor songs, community songs, they're all here. Originally published in 1959, this collection of folk tunes and songs written in the '30s and '40s includes these categories: Songs that Helped Build America, World Freedom Songs, Union Songs and Topical-Political Songs, including tunes such as "Oh, Mary Don't You Weep," "Midnight Special," "John Henry," "Reuben James," lots more. P/V/GCh. 128 pp.
01-910015
$24.95
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THE SONG TRAIN
by Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen
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Hardcover book with four full-length CDs of all the songs in the book, performed by the authors! "56 great two-chord songs anyone can play... a 'trainload' of American folk, rock, blues, gospel, country & bluegrass gems that will get you playing more music." Beautiful graphics, dozens of vintage photos, no end of simple, accessible information about songs, playing the guitar and music, laid out in a way that anyone could understand. Maybe the classiest "how-to" guitar book we've seen, for beginners and players both! 79 pp.
158-52
$49.95
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TRAIN SONGS
by Jerry Silverman
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A unique, comprehensive book to be treasured by train and music lovers alike. Contains an exhaustive collection of songs about railroads, railroading, and railroaders, and rare, vintage photographs of great trains from the last 135 years. Reissue. P/V/GCh. Beginner/intermediate. 152 pp.
02-94556
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$10.00
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American Folksong Anthologies
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