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The Penguin Classics New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

Julia Bishop , Steve Roud
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The Penguin Classics New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

Julia Bishop , Steve Roud
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Refreshing ... beautiful ... academic but lively ... the book offers the experience of immersion into the strange, romantic and occasionally frightening world these songs were, and are, a part of ... A triumphant addition to the English folk canon, both as a source of reference and as an endlessly enjoyable collection to dip into—The Times

The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs couldn't be better timed ... an utterly indispensable collection of music for murder, wooing and wanton abandon—Record Collector

Compelling ... fascinating and refreshingly objective ... Free of any cloying romanticism ... An impressive and nourishing book, with an appeal far beyond the folk aficionado. Roud and Bishop have created something vital—Telegraph

A wonderful resource of knowledge and scholarship—Tim Cumming, Independent
  • Published date: Apr 01, 2014
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 608
  • Publisher: Penguin Uk
  • ISBN: 9780141194622
  • Dimensions: 5.0" W x 1.0" L x 7.8" H
Steve Roud is the Founder of the Roud Folk Song Index and the author of a number of major works on English folkways and customs, including The English Year. Julia Bishop has a PhD in folksong and is Chief Editor of the forthcoming edition of the James Madison Carpenter Folksong Collection.

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