The Penguin Classics New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

by Steve Roud and Julia Bishop

Book Overview

The definitive collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms

One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141194626
• ISBN13: 9780141194622
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"