American Folk Tales and Songs
- ISBN-10
- 0486172880
- ISBN-13
- 9780486172880
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-05-05
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Richard Chase
Description
Full of lively stories, jokes, and games for performance, the book also includes 40 songs with melody and guitar chords. Written by outstanding practicing folk performer. Includes 44 illustrations.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 1956
- 239 pages
- Paperback
- Courier Corporation
Similar books
-
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs
By Amy L. CohnHere is the folklore that belongs to us all - here is all that makes us American.
-
The Andersen Book of American Folk Tales & Songs
By Diane Goode, Ann DurellPresents a collection of folk tales and songs from a variety of regions and ethnic groups in the United States.
-
The Diane Goode Book of American Folk Tales & Songs
Presents a collection of folk tales and songs from a variety of regions and ethnic groups in the United States.
-
African American Folktales: Stories from Black Traditions in the New World
By Roger AbrahamsFull of life, wisdom, and humor, these tales range from the earthy comedy of tricksters to accounts of how the world was created and got to be the way it is to moral fables that tell of encounters between masters and slaves.
-
Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and Other Traditional American Folk Songs
By Richard PolenbergThe True Tales That Inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and Other Traditional American Folk Songs Richard Polenberg ... Dat a man was a natural man An' befo' he'd let dat steam drill run him down, He'd fall dead wid a hammer in his han' ...
-
The American People: Stories, Legends, Tales, Traditions and Songs
By B.A. BotkinThis stimulating anthology, prepared by the great folklorist, B.A. Botkin, is comprised of the traditional songs, stories, customs, and beliefs which have been handed down, by word of mouth, for so long that they seem to have a life of ...
-
The Annotated African American Folktales
By Henry Louis Gates Jr., Maria TatarPresenting these tales with illuminating annotations and hundreds of revelatory illustrations, The Annotated African American Folktales reminds us that stories not only move, entertain, and instruct but, more fundamentally, inspire and keep ...
-
Italian-American Folklore
By William M. Clements, Frances M. MalpezziItalian-Americans compose one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, numbering more than 14 million in the 1990 census.
-
American Folktales: From the Collections of the Library of Congress
By Carl LindahlYet Jane Muncy's version has a particular resonance with the tales of the British Isles. ... Typical English, Scottish, and Irish versions, however, feature a quest to draw water from a well at the world's end (motif H1371.1.1*) guarded ...
-
A Treasury of American Folklore
By B. A. BotkinNamed by the Library of Congress in a 2012 exhibit as among the top "100 Books that Shaped America," this two-volume set contains 500 stories and 100 songs collected from the author's time as national folklore editor for the Federal Writer ...