Few art forms capture the spirit of English life quite like the folk song — by turns erotic, satirical, rueful, dramatic, painful and comic. This magnificent new collection, published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, gathers both the best-loved classics and a wealth of lesser-known discoveries, each presented with full musical notation and scholarly annotations on their origins and significance. Carefully assembled to stand as a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A. L. Lloyd’s landmark original Penguin Book of English Folk Songs, it is the definitive modern treasury of one of England’s greatest popular art forms.
ISBN 13: 9780141194622
Author: Julia Bishop
