American Ballads and Folk Songs

by Alan Lomax and John A. Lomax

Book Overview

"A book to cherish permanently." -- The New York Times.
With this ample collection of authentic ballads and songs, you can immerse yourself in the rich tradition and heritage of American folk music. Discover the diversity, spontaneity, free-flowing melody, and sheer invention of scores of songs sung by cowboys and convicts, lumberjacks, hobos, miners, plantation slaves, mountaineers, soldiers, and many others.
One of the remarkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486282767
• ISBN13: 9780486282763
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"