The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

By Julia Bishop (Author) , Steve Roud (Author)
Format: Paperback / softback 608 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141194622
Published: 6 Feb 2014
Classifications: England, Folk & traditional music, Songbooks
Readership: General (US: Trade)
Weight: 414g
Dimensions:198 x 129 x 27 (mm)

The definitive collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art formsOne 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.