F - Folk & Traditional 1

Songs of the West offers a vibrant canvas of the rich tapestry of traditional folk music and culture from the western regions of England, superbly captured by S. Baring-Gould, H. Fleetwood Sheppard,……続きを見る

In recent years, there has been an upsurge in interest in "roots music" and "world music," popular forms that fuse contemporary sounds with traditional vernacular styles. In the 1950s and 1960s, the……続きを見る

The grand narratives of European music history are informed by the dichotomy of placements and displacements. Yet musicology has thus far largely ignored the phenomenon of displacement and underesti……続きを見る

Songs of the West is a rich tapestry of traditional and newly engaged literary forms, breathing life into the evocative landscapes and cultural heritage of England's West Country. This anthology cap……続きを見る

Musical Solidarities: Political Action and Music in Late Twentieth-Century Poland is a music history of Solidarity, the social movement opposing state socialism in 1980s Poland. The story unfolds al……続きを見る

Turlough O'Carolan, blind during his lifetime, was a renowned Irish harpist who is still regarded as an extremely significant Irish composer. Author Hans Landau has gathered 25 of O'Carolan's most w……続きを見る

Environmental sustainability and human cultural sustainability are inextricably linked. Reversing damaging human impact on the global environment is ultimately a cultural question, and as with polit……続きを見る

Vanilla Doo-wop highlights several fifties/sixties vocal groups, telling how they came to be, discusses their music, and provides discographies of the records they released. From Dion and the Belmon……続きを見る

Contains 26 pieces representing the finest classical themes of several poques as well as folk music from European countries. Also includes well-known classical guitar compositions arranged for mando……続きを見る

When I began practicing the mandolin more seriously, I did not feel satisfied by playing single note melodies. I arranged a lot of pieces which I knew from my guitar playing over decades, just for m……続きを見る