Folk Music
BIC code: AVM
See also: Music
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£14.99Alias MacAlias: Writings On Songs, Folk And Literature - - Paperback
Hamish Henderson was well-known as a songwriter and poet and as a pioneer in the field of Scottish folk studies and song collecting. This book brings together around 60 pieces spanning 50 years which demonstrate the enormous diversity of his interests. -
£4.95The Atholl Collection Catalogue: 300 Years Of Scottish Music And Poetry - Paperback
This collection is mostly of Scottish music and includes all the famous song collections such as those of Herd, Ramsay, Burns, Scott, Lady Nairne, Hogg, Motherwell, Maidment, Kirkpatrick, and more. -
£9.95Border Ballads: A Selection - Paperback
Rooted in the wild and beautiful country that lies between England and Scotland, the ballads that comprise this selection offer insights into a lawless region that owed allegiance to neither Edinburgh nor London, rather to kin and laird. -
£14.99Brigh An Òrain - Paperback
Few published collections of Gaelic song place the songs or their singers and communities in context. This book corrects this, showing how the inherited art of a fourth-generation Canadian Gael fits within biographical, social, historical contexts. -
£12.95Come Gie's A Sang: 73 Traditional Scottish Songs - Paperback
Including classic ballads, music hall songs, bothy ballads, love songs, laments and political songs, this collection of Scottish music reflects 73 of the traditional songs which have been sung at Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland festivals and ceilidhs over 25 years. -
£9.99Dance To Your Daddy: A Children's Minstrelsy - - Paperback
This volume is a picture book with music to appeal to young families. It contains realistic illustrations portraying life in the last century and simple tunes for young musicians. -
£8.99Dazzling Stranger - - Paperback
Bert Jansch is the guitarists' guitarist and songwriters' songwriter. He has been admired by stars as diverse as Bob Dylan, Johnny Marr and Jarvis Cocker. This biography follows his career from his early days in Scotland to his current status. -
£15.95The Democratic Muse: Folk Music Revival In Scotland - - Paperback
This is a broad survey of the folk music revival, as well as folk traditions in general from the 1950s in the USA to the present day in Scotland. -
£14.99The Dream Song Of Olaf Åsteson: An Ancient Norwegian Folksong Of The Holy Nights - Hardback
An ancient Norwegian epic story is brought to life with illustrations by Janet Jordan. -
£14.99The Edinburgh Highland Reel And Strathspey Society: A History - - Paperback
The Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society was formed in 1881, to practise and promote Scottish National Music, especially Reel and Strathspey playing in the old Highland fashion. This book takes a comprehensive look at its history.