Folk Songs of Old Kentucky
Title | Folk Songs of Old Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Lee Smith |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 81 |
Release | 2011-02-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1609742648 |
This book provides 20 beautiful Anglo-American folk songs, field-collected by two remarkable real-life song catchers, Josephine McGill and Loraine Wyman, in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky in 1914 and 1916. Josephine and Loraine, the latter accompanied by Howard Brockway, a composer and arranger, were among the first persons to search for folk songs in the Southern Appalachians. the musical adventurers traveled hundreds of miles on horseback and on foot through an inaccessible world to which radios, roads and cars had not yet come. They made friends in isolated log cabins, and transcribed some 200 song treasures, some of which they published in complex arrangements in books that are now out of print and rare. This book contains a selection of the songs, presented with simplified musical notation, guitar chords, and dulcimer tablature. It also includes glowing \accounts of their mountain adventures, published by Josephine and Howard in long-forgotten publications; a must for all lovers of American folk music.
A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-songs
Title | A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-songs PDF eBook |
Author | Hubert Gibson Shearin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Folk songs |
ISBN |
Songs of Old Kentucky
Title | Songs of Old Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2007-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781470653644 |
The Kentucky mountaineers have preserved a proud heritage of traditional ballads and other old Scottish and English folk songs brought to America by their ancestors. Borrowing from this wonderful genre of folk songs, this outstanding setting of John Riley," "The Lonesome Scenes of Winter," "Sourwood Mountain," "Frog Went-a-Courting," and "Loving Hannah" is destined to become a band classic. Skillfully scored and imaginative in setting, Songs of Old Kentucky provides a charming vehicle for expressive playing. A delightful addition to your next concert! (6:00) This title is available in SmartMusic."
Lonesome Tunes
Title | Lonesome Tunes PDF eBook |
Author | Loraine Wyman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | Folk songs |
ISBN |
Songs of Old Kentucky
Title | Songs of Old Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2007-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781470653637 |
The Kentucky mountaineers have preserved a proud heritage of traditional ballads and other old Scottish and English folk songs brought to America by their ancestors. Borrowing from this wonderful genre of folk songs, this outstanding setting of John Riley," "The Lonesome Scenes of Winter," "Sourwood Mountain," "Frog Went-a-Courting," and "Loving Hannah" is destined to become a band classic. Skillfully scored and imaginative in setting, Songs of Old Kentucky provides a charming vehicle for expressive playing. A delightful addition to your next concert! (6:00) This title is available in SmartMusic."
Kentucky Country
Title | Kentucky Country PDF eBook |
Author | Charles K. Wolfe |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2021-11-21 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0813187494 |
Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond. Through personal interviews with many of the living legends of Kentucky music, Charles K. Wolfe illuminates a fascinating and important area of American culture. The list of country music stars who hail from Kentucky is a long and glittering one. Red Foley, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Tom T. Hall, the Judds, Dwight Yaokum, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, John Michael Montgomery, and Keith Whitely—all these and many others have called Kentucky home. Kentucky Country is the story of these stars and dozens more. It is also the story of many Kentucky musicians whose contributions have been little known or appreciated, and of those collectors, promoters, and entrepreneurs who have worked behind the scenes to bring Kentucky music to national attention.
Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as Sung by Jean Ritchie
Title | Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as Sung by Jean Ritchie PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Ritchie |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 1997-03-06 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780813109275 |
This new edition has faithfully retained all seventy-seven line scores of the songs and added four new ones, Loving Hannah, Lovin' Henry, Her Mantle So Green, and The Reckless and Rambling Boy. The original headnotes and photographs tell the history of the song as well as how it became a part of the family's life. Chords are indicated for accompaniment; however, music notation and the printed word can present only a reasonable facsimile of any actual song.