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    The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition
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    The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition
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    The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition

    By John Morrish, Rikky Rooksby, Mark Brend and

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    (Book). by David Atkinson, Vic Gammon, Rikky Rooksby, Mark Brend, John Morrish, Martin Carthy, and Nigel Williamson. Words & melodies for 80+ traditional songs, plus detailed explorations of their history & meaning and their value to writers & performers. With audio tracks of 20 songs recorded in the field.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHal Leonard LLC
    Release dateJul 1, 2007
    ISBN9781476854007
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