Good day, I love all the books I bought here for my MHTP course, it is cheap and still very decent to use. the Rise Up Singing, Group book singing does this have new versions or is this the new one. Just asking, if anyone knows please let me know. Thank you, Arasida
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When I first came across the first edition, at the Philly FOlk Fest, I literally jumped up and down in excitement. They were sold out and while we waited for a new supply to arrive a friend and I sang our way through the sample book. I had to buy the second edition a few years ago because my original copy was falling apart, quite literally. (But I still have it; couldn't bear to throw it away.) The second ed adds a much-needed...
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In my earlier review here, I gushed about how great this songbook, but added a wish that the songs be indexed by author. In this current edition, that wish has been granted, helping me notice a few songs I'd overlooked before.Again, this is the best collection of songs you can actually sing, with guitar chords that usually work pretty well (occasional problems there may be in my skill level, not in the book!) There's...
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This book is always on the top of the pile on the piano or music stand since it gets constantly referred to in our folkmusic avocation. If you get the paperback, get it coil bound at Kinkos...It needs to be freely openable because it will be opened often.
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I browsed over to this section just becasue I need to replace my copy of Rise Up Singing. After several years of heavy use, mine is falling apart. I disagree with a previous writer, in that I think this book has a wide range of music, ranging from very old songs such as 'The Cutty Wren' and 'The Coventry Carol' to 1910s ('In the Good Old Summertime'), 1930s (Woody Guthrie), Motown, protest songs, and modern folk classics...
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