Folk & traditional music books

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The Poet’s Song: ‘Folk’ and its Cultural Politics in South Asia

The Poet’s Song: ‘Folk’ and its Cultural Politics in...

Author: Priyanka Basu (Project Curator of ‘Two Centuries of Indian Print’ at the British Library, London)
ISBN: 9780367903138
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book explores the ‘folk’ performance genre of Kobigaan, a dialogic song-theatre form in which performers verse-duel,...  Read More >>

Learn to Play Keyboard for Absolute Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning to Play the Keyboard, Including Tips and Tricks from the Pros

Learn to Play Keyboard for Absolute Beginners: A Step-by-Step...

Author: Hudson Miller
ISBN: 9798868015335
Format: Paperback
$18.45

Learn to Play Keyboard for Absolute Beginners is the perfect guide for anyone who wants to learn to play the keyboard,...  Read More >>

Nick Drake: The Life

Nick Drake: The Life

Author: Richard Morton Jack
ISBN: 9780306834950
Format: Hardback
$85.80

The full life of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the twentieth century, with a Foreword by his sister...  Read More >>

Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change

Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the...

Author: Brad Schreiber
ISBN: 9781978839021
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Music Is Power takes us on a guided tour through the past 100 years of politically-conscious popular music, from...  Read More >>

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

Author: Dolly Parton ,  Robert K. Oermann
ISBN: 9781797224732
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country...  Read More >>

Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs

Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs...

Author: Willie Nelson ,  David Ritz
ISBN: 9798212699402
Format: Audio
$190.05

"""American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs, along with a...  Read More >>

Keith Urban: Guitarra virtuoso: La historia de Keith Urban

Keith Urban: Guitarra virtuoso: La historia de Keith...

Author: Lucia Alejandro
ISBN: 9798863409948
Format: Paperback
$29.01

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DeFord Bailey: A Black Star in Early Country Music

DeFord Bailey: A Black Star in Early Country Music

Author: David C. Morton ,  Charles K. Wolfe
ISBN: 9780915608393
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Includes a new foreword by musician Dom Flemons, forty-five illustrations, and a complete session discography. A...  Read More >>

Times A-Changin': Flexible Meter as Self-Expression in Singer-Songwriter Music

Times A-Changin': Flexible Meter as Self-Expression...

Author: Nancy Murphy (Assistant Professor of Music, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Michigan)
ISBN: 9780197635216
Format: Hardback
$175.95

How did emerging singer-songwriters in the 1960s and 1970s develop traditions for musical self-expression? This...  Read More >>

The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021: ‘Far away from Myself’

The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021: ‘Far...

Author: Clinton Heylin
ISBN: 9781847925893
Format: Hardback
$69.99

The second instalment of the definitive biography of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures,...  Read More >>

Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

Author: Greil Marcus
ISBN: 9780300274103
Format: Paperback
$24.95

Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs...  Read More >>

Blood in the Tracks: The Minnesota Musicians behind Dylan's Masterpiece

Blood in the Tracks: The Minnesota Musicians behind...

Author: Paul Metsa ,  Rick Shefchik
ISBN: 9781517914271
Format: Hardback
$44.99

The story of the Minneapolis musicians who were unexpectedly summoned to re-record half of the songs on Bob Dylan's...  Read More >>

Sandy Kelly: In My Own Words

Sandy Kelly: In My Own Words

Author: Sandy Kelly
ISBN: 9781788494366
Format: Hardback
$59.49

From her magical childhood being reared in a family of travelling entertainers to building a career as a music star,...  Read More >>

Cecil Sharp and the Quest for Folk Song and Dance: A New Biography

Cecil Sharp and the Quest for Folk Song and Dance: A...

Author: David Sutcliffe
ISBN: 9781916142473
Format: Paperback
$64.69

New biography of Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), the leading pioneer collector of folk song and dance.and a major figure...  Read More >>

The Traditional and National Music of Scotland

The Traditional and National Music of Scotland

Author: Francis Collinson
ISBN: 9781032071909
Format: Paperback
$58.99

Originally published in 1966, this was the first book on this subject to be published for over a hundred years....  Read More >>

The Bagpipe: The History of a Musical Instrument

The Bagpipe: The History of a Musical Instrument

Author: Francis Collinson
ISBN: 9781032070933
Format: Paperback
$58.99

Originally published in 1975, and written by an authority on Scottish music, this book traces the evolution of the...  Read More >>

The Captain's Apprentice: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song

The Captain's Apprentice: Ralph Vaughan Williams and...

Author: Caroline Davison
ISBN: 9781529115109
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Unusual, evocative non-fiction about the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and folk, how it changed his music, our...  Read More >>

Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Author: Jeff Apter
ISBN: 9780806542737
Format: Hardback
$73.92

"""In the first and only definitive biography of country music star Keith Urban, insider Jeff Apter chronicles how...  Read More >>

Singing the Gold: Songs For Community Volume 1

Singing the Gold: Songs For Community Volume 1

Author: Leanne Murphy
ISBN: 9781925963915
Format: Paperback
$71.25

Community Music original songs with sheet music, chords and lyrics by Leanne Murphy. The book includes part songs...  Read More >>

Jimmy Buffett: Beyond Margaritaville - A Life Well Lived

Jimmy Buffett: Beyond Margaritaville - A Life Well Lived...

Author: Faith Riggs
ISBN: 9798862117127
Format: Paperback
$31.28

"Are you ready to dive into the captivating life of a music legend, an island troubadour, and a man whose songs...  Read More >>

Highways and Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country Music

Highways and Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart,...

Author: Michael Streissguth
ISBN: 9780306826108
Format: Hardback
$45.00

In this enlightening and entertaining book, experience the evolution of country music, from the rural routes of...  Read More >>

Stampfel on Weber and The Complete Boston Broadsides 1964-1967

Stampfel on Weber and The Complete Boston Broadsides...

Author: Peter Stampfel
ISBN: 9781737524502
Format: Paperback
$36.83

This book contains every essay Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders, The Fugs, Peter Stampfel + Jeffrey Lewis) wrote...  Read More >>

Jimmy Buffett: """V"" is for ""VOLCANO"""

Jimmy Buffett: """V"" is for ""VOLCANO"""

Author: Royce Preston Rolland
ISBN: 9798860052420
Format: Paperback
$21.09

As of September 2023, Jimmy Buffett is credited with 29 studio albums, 12 live albums, 9 compilation albums and...  Read More >>

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