Favorite Old-Time American Songs For Dulcimer
PUBLISHER:
Mel Bay Publications
PRODUCT TYPE:
Book [Softcover]
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Other Plucked Instruments
This giant book features over 100 of America's favorite folk songs, expertly arranged for the Appalachian dulcimer. Children's songs, work songs, old Anglo-American ballads, songs of strife and freedom, love songs and much, muchmore are all gathered here in arrangements suitable for the beginning
Specifications
Author | Mark Kailana Nelson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Instrumentation | Mountain Dulcimer |
Product Type | Book [Softcover] |
Instrument Group | Other Plucked Instruments |
ISBN | 9780786671786 |
No. Pages | 232 |
No. | MB97189 |
Description
This giant book features over 100 of America's favorite folk songs, expertly arranged for the Appalachian dulcimer. Children's songs, work songs, old Anglo-American ballads, songs of strife and freedom, love songs and much, muchmore are all gathered here in arrangements suitable for the beginning and intermediate player. The songs come from all over old books and sheet music, transcriptions from field recordings, but mostly from the singing ofcountless folks in kitchens and festival hallways, street corners and concert stages. Songs include Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Tenting Tonight, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Oh, Death, CarelessLove, and many, many more. Tunings used include D-A-D and D-A-A, as well as C-G-C and C-G-G and several modal tunings. All are playable on any three or four-stringed dulcimer. Some use a 6 1/2 fret. Includes information onreading music and TAB, notes on transposing, and a useful index of songs by tuning. In standard notation and TAB, with guitar chords.