Various Composers - The Folksong Fake Book | C Edition Sheet Music | Over 1,000 Folk Songs with Melody, Lyrics & Chords | Hal Leonard Songbook for Performers, Teachers and Hobbyists

by Hal Leonard

(Fake Book). The ultimate collection of over 1,000 folksongs perfect for performers, school teachers, and hobbyists. This book includes a huge variety of songs spanning hundreds of years and originating from America, England, Canada, Britain, Scotland, Ireland, and other countries. It includes all styles of folk music, including spirituals, cowboy songs, sea chanteys, work songs, children's songs, love ballads, protest songs, and more. Titles include: All the Pretty Little Horses * All Through the Night * The Ash Grove * Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair * The Blue Tail Fly * Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie * Clementine * The Cruel War Is Raging * Danny Boy * Deep River * Down by the Salley Gardens * The Erie Canal * Git Along, Little Dogies * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Home on the Range * The House of the Rising Sun * How Can I Keep from Singing? * Hush, Little Baby * Jacob's Ladder * John Henry * Kumbaya * Lonesome Valley * Michael Row the Boat Ashore * The Old Chisolm Trail * Shall We Gather at the River * Shenandoah * Simple Gifts * The Streets of Laredo * Swing Low, Sweet Chariot * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * Yankee Doodle * and many, many more! Features the original version of each tune, and all known verses.

536 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

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[Elizabeth]

The Folksong Fake Book: C Edition (Paperback)
by Hal Leonard Corporation

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[Gina Weibel]

I was looking for quick fakes to songs I already know (primarily kids' songs) so I can work on my chording and so forth...and this book certainly has lots. I'll enjoy learning lots of new melodies too.