The American Songbag
by Sandburg, Carl
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- Hardcover
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Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia
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Synopsis
Famous poet Carl Sandburg was also a collector of American folk music. He compiled around 290 songs in this anthology, which contains singable words and music, including harmonies or accompaniment. Some some titles include: "No More Booze (Fireman Save My Child)" / "Driving Saw-Logs on the Plover" / 'The Foggy Dew' / 'Barbara Allen' / 'As I Was Walkin' Down Wexford Street' / 'Pretty Polly' / 'The House Carpenter' / 'The E-RI-E' / 'The Ballad Of De Boll Weevil' / 'The Buffalo Skinners' / 'Turkey In The Straw' / "When The Curtains Of Night Are Pinned Back'
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- Dial a Book (AU)
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- 22037
- Title
- The American Songbag
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, New York, n.d. 17th impression
- Keywords
- musical history songs meanings lyrics singing
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