With this ample collection of ballads and songs you can immerse yourself in the rich tradition and heritage of American folk music. Discover the diversity spontaneity free-flowing melody and sheer invention of scores of songs sung by cowboys and convicts lumberjacks hobos miners plantation slaves mountaineers soldiers and many others.Musicians musicologists folklorists singers - anyone interested in American fok music - will welcome this treasury of timeless song gathered in one handy inexpensive volume.
