Originally published in 1973. This book tells the life story of John Maguire, including over 50 of the songs he sang, with full musical transcriptions. Firmly within the Irish tradition, his songs are the record of a people, their history and traditions.
Originally published in 1995. This book’s collection of key essays presents a coherent overview of issues in the study of Anglo-American popular balla..
Originally published in 1980. This book focuses on traditional singing in two small English villages, studying in detail an activity which goes to the..
Originally published in 1983. This innovative book is a history of working-class song in Britain which concentrates not simply on the songs and the si..
Originally published in 1969. A general and scholarly introduction examining in detail the history and origins of folk music and going on to show the ..
Originally published in 1968. This book comprises a cross-section of rescued melodies dating back to medieval days and up to the Victorian early balla..
Originally published in 1982. This book examines the songs of the study in relation to the lives of the people, and relates them to the cultural tradi..
Originally published in 1987. This book presents songs reflecting every aspect of life in the twentieth-century Royal Navy, both upper and lower deck:..
Originally published in 1977. Frances Tolmie (1840-1926) was one of the foremost Gaelic folklore and folksong experts. This account of her life and wo..
Originally published in 1994. The discography not only presents in-depth detail of Anglo-American folk music’s historical development but charts a val..
An anthology that covers Russian folktales, legends, and anecdotes. It contains 114 tales that represent various genres found in the Russian tradition..
This anthology presents translations of 30 songs recorded from a living epic tradition over the past two hundred years. The authors have captured the ..
Originally published in 1969. A general and scholarly introduction examining in detail the history and origins of folk music and going on to show the ..