Folk & traditional music books

Klezmer is a musical tradition that grows out of Eastern European Jewish culture, and its changes reflect Jews'...  Read More >>

An exceptionally diverse look at blues history, styles, and performances  Read More >>

A Caribbean music festival as a window on social change  Read More >>

Country music as performed by Garth Brooks on the album of the same title; words and music by Brooks and others....  Read More >>

Chumbawumba's unique take on historical English songs of rebellion.  Read More >>

This live album of Chumbawumba captures the warm, iclusive spirit of their concerts.  Read More >>

A collection of 80 songs that are organised alphabetically by song title. It contains a glossary to explain many...  Read More >>

Top-selling country music mega-star Trace Adkins offers an entertaining and thought-provoking memoir/manifesto with...  Read More >>

Top-selling country music mega-star Trace Adkins offers an entertaining and thought-provoking memoir/manifesto with...  Read More >>

Country music superstar Trace Adkins isn't exactly known for holding back what's on his mind. And if the millions...  Read More >>

The traditional songs, dances, and legends of ordinary people in the United States have long served as a means of...  Read More >>

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Some have called Sacred Harp singing America s earliest music. This powerful nondenominational religious singing,...  Read More >>

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). A compilation of 19 of Yoakam's biggest hits from his 20-year career, including:...  Read More >>

A collection of essays based on lectures presented at a conference, Folk music and modern sound, that was held...  Read More >>

Examines the cultural and political significance of the words and music of Woodrow Wilson 'Woody' Guthrie (1912-1967)....  Read More >>

To borrow words from Stan \ The Record Man\ Lewis, Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of this nation\'s most important...  Read More >>

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Queen Ida. Danny Poullard. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank. Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records. These are names...  Read More >>

This book argues that Carnatic music as it is practiced today can be traced to the musical practices of early/mid...  Read More >>

How WSM put Nashville on the map of American entertainment  Read More >>

Just as American culture has been constructed by people of many ethnicities, roots music in America is multicultural...  Read More >>

The first biography of the acclaimed musician and political activist.  Read More >>

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"Perfectly designed for family singalongs, this compendium is for accomplished musicians and beginning players alike....  Read More >>