A book of songs for merry melody-makers
Stockholm: Tidens, [1950s]. 74 p., pocket sized wraps in very good condition. More about A book of songs for merry melody-makers
Cat.No: 121315
Folk Music
China Folk Song and Dance Ensemble
n.p. the Ensemble, 1987. [10p.], wraps, color photos. Booklet in English and Chinese for a tour of Canada and the US. More about China Folk Song and Dance Ensemble
Cat.No: 182212
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Dacha Shan (Yunnan hua deng ge wu) [together with] Cai gu niang
Hong Kong: Wen tong shu dian, 1962. Two slender booklets, 55p., 28p., from a series on Chinese folk dances. Both include diagrams of the steps and musical notation with the lyrics. Zhongguo min jian wu dao. More about Dacha Shan (Yunnan hua deng ge wu) [together with] Cai gu niang
Cat.No: 224097
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Folkways Records Number 1 - 1957 [catalog]
New York: Folkways Records & Service Corp. 1957. Pamphlet. 40p., 3x9 inches, illus. soiled wraps, staples rusted, dealer's stamp on front cover. Listings of Folkways Records' LPs including artists, song titles, and prices. "Authentic Folk Music" More about Folkways Records Number 1 - 1957 [catalog]
Cat.No: 210385
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Good news. The magazine for West Coast folk music enthusiasts [four issues]
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Folk Music Society, 1961-62. Four issues of the staplebound digest-sized monthly, issues present being December 1961 and Jan., Feb. and April 1962. 15 to 23 pages per issue. Coverage of west coast appearances of musicians such as Joan Baez, Tommy Makem and the Clancey Brothers, Odetta... More about Good news. The magazine for West Coast folk music enthusiasts [four issues]
Cat.No: 198690
The Hawaiian Village Hotel Presents A Repeat Performance of "8 Acts in Symphony-Polynesia" - Celebrating the Opening of the Kaiser Aluminum Dome - Sunday, March 24, 1957 8:15 P.M.
Honolulu: Hawaiian Village Hotel, 1957. Single leaf of light cardstock printed and folded to make a 9.5x6 inch program, cover and text in three colors. Mildest edgewear and a couple of very faint creases, no markings, a very good copy. A baffling mix of classic orchestral and Broadway musical tunes... More about The Hawaiian Village Hotel Presents A Repeat Performance of "8 Acts in...
Cat.No: 229252
North Carolina Folklore Journal; vol. 27, numbers 1, 2 and 3 May, November and December1979
Boone: North Carolina Folklore Society, 1980. Three volumes [112p], 6x9 inches, photos, illustrations, plans, very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. The Society usually published only twice a year, May and November, but occasionally put out a special issue, usually in December but sometimes in summer. More about North Carolina Folklore Journal; vol. 27, numbers 1, 2 and 3 May, November and December1979
Cat.No: 133027
North Carolina Folklore Journal; vol. 28, numbers 1 and 2, May and November 1980
Boone: North Carolina Folklore Society, 1980. Two volumes [92p.], 6x9 inches, photos, illustrations, plans, music transcriptions, very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. The Society usually published only twice a year, May and November, but occasionally put out a special issue, usually in December but sometimes in summer. More about North Carolina Folklore Journal; vol. 28, numbers 1 and 2, May and November 1980
Cat.No: 133025
Oak Publications, publishers and distributors of outstanding folk music books
New York: Oak Publications, [1963?]. Four panel publisher's brochure advertising recent publications and some of the backlist, 7x10 inches folded size, illustrations of some of the advertised books. More about Oak Publications, publishers and distributors of outstanding folk music books
Cat.No: 98809
Okeh popular records; complete catalog 1941 containing all Okeh popular records to and including release 186
Bridgeport: Columbia Recording Corp. 1941. Paperback. 101p., 5.5x8.5 inches, small b&w photos, caalog, very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Okeh lists Count Basie, Cab Calloway et al. More about Okeh popular records; complete catalog 1941 containing all Okeh popular records to and including...
Cat.No: 159609
Rosin the bow: a publication for folk and square dancers. Vol. 4 no. 7 (Second quarter 1952)
Paterson, NJ: 1952. 56p., staplebound digest magazine, very good. Much of this issue is devoted to the Caribbean Festival planned for San Juan, Puerto Rico later that year. More about Rosin the bow: a publication for folk and square dancers. Vol. 4 no. 7 (Second quarter 1952)
Cat.No: 233135
Stories of new Muslims
Alexandria: Conveying Islamic Message Society. 68 p., wraps in very good condition. Includes a statement by Cat Stevens. More about Stories of new Muslims
Cat.No: 121608
Third Annual Folk Festival of the Smokies 1971; Kineauvista Cosby, Tenn.
[20p.] 5.5x8.5 inches, photos, map, ads, very good in origial stapled pictorial wraps. Program for the festival featuring the Schillings, Bergerfolk, Babe Stovallo, Janette Carter etc. More about Third Annual Folk Festival of the Smokies 1971; Kineauvista Cosby, Tenn.
Cat.No: 130841
Treasure chest of darn fool ditties
New York: Treasure Chest Publications, 1936. 48p., 6.5x9 inches, illustrated with small cartoons, very good in original stapled pictorial wraps with previous owner's name, Earl H. Regnier, [Professor of Rural Recreation (1935-72)] written or rubberstamped across the cover titling. Music and lyrics of songs. More about Treasure chest of darn fool ditties
Cat.No: 130971
Tsvantsik yor Yidisher folks-khor in Pariz: 1930-1950
Paris: Oyfset, 1951. xviii, 135 p., wraps, couple tears across lower part of spine, interior clean and unmarked. Includes music and lyrics from the Yiddish Folks-Choir in Paris. More about Tsvantsik yor Yidisher folks-khor in Pariz: 1930-1950
Cat.No: 174058
The Wade Mainer story: picture songbook
no place: no publisher, [1980s]. [44p] 6x8.75 inches, photos, lyrics, discography, biographical sketch, very good booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. Very Strictly Bluegrass! More about The Wade Mainer story: picture songbook
Cat.No: 199868
The new Latin American song and the continuing struggle for justice in Latin America [master's thesis]
San Francisco: the author, 1983. vii, 303, x, 13p., bound in generic plastic covers, very good. A thesis for a master's degree in social work. Includes translations of numerous political songs, analysis, bibliography and discography. More about The new Latin American song and the continuing struggle for justice in Latin America [master's...
Cat.No: 232445
Paid My Dues: journal of women and music; vol. 2, #1, Autumn 1977
Chicago: Calliope Publishing, 1977. Magazine. 40p., 8.5x11 inches, features, articles, reviews, interviews, music, photos, slightly dampstained otherwise good feminist music magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. More about Paid My Dues: journal of women and music; vol. 2, #1, Autumn 1977
Cat.No: 230870
Trajos regionais e danças populares da ilha de São Miguel separta do vol. xi - 1 semestre 1955 da revista Insulana
Ponta Delgada: Diário dos Açores, 1955. Paperback. 60p., text in Portuguese, illustrations, musical notations, very good first separate publication of an article in the magazine "Insulana", lightly-worn and toned cream wraps. On folk dancing on the island of São Miguel. More about Trajos regionais e danças populares da ilha de São Miguel separta do vol. xi - 1 semestre...
Cat.No: 205439
Calypso song book
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1957. Hardcover. 64p., illustrated with drawings, sheet music and lyrics, very good first edition stated in decorative color cloth and slightly edgeworn dj with small chip at top of sunned spine. African American writer/composer. *Rideout novelist. More about Calypso song book
Cat.No: 19195
Calypso song book
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1957. Hardcover. 64p., illustrated with drawings, sheet music and lyrics, previous owner's gift inscription otherwise a very good first edition stated in decorative color cloth and slightly edgeworn dj with small chip at top of sunned spine. African American writer/composer. *Rideout novelist. More about Calypso song book
Cat.No: 30794
El Guitarron en el Departamento de Puente Alto
[Santiago] Chile: Universidad de Chile, Instituto de Investigaciones Musicales, n.d., late 1950s. Pamphlet. 41p., has several b&w photoillustrations, diagrams and music notation, softbound pamphlet in 9x6 inch stapled decorated wraps; mild dust-soil and irregular toning, one corner-tip slightly bent, a good copy. Coleccion de Ensayos no. 12. More about El Guitarron en el Departamento de Puente Alto
Cat.No: 207071
The Knew Paul Bunyan. Illustrated by Anita Eneroth
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1956. 255p., first edition, illus., oblong 9.25x6.25 inches, dj. Text largely consists of adept doggerel with some annotation. More about The Knew Paul Bunyan. Illustrated by Anita Eneroth
Cat.No: 131203
The recordings of Jimmie Rodgers: an annotated discography
Los Angeles: The John Edwards Memorial Foundation, Inc. at the Folklore & Mythology Center, UCLA, 1978. x, 76p., 7x9 inches, introduction, author's preface, discography, chronolgy, complete listing of releases, index, illustrations, very good in pictorial wraps. JEMF Special Series, No. II. More about The recordings of Jimmie Rodgers: an annotated discography
Cat.No: 131886
Communist Seeger sings. Citizens Committee of California, Inc. presents this document to inform the public about Communist activities in Civil Rights
[Pasadena?]: Citizens Committee of California, [1959]. Four large, 11x17 inch sheets stapled in the upper left hand corner, sheets printed on one side only, creased horizontally. First sheet has text attacking Seeger and sugesting that the Civic Auditorium shouldn't have been rented to him, the next three pages reproduced articles... More about Communist Seeger sings. Citizens Committee of California, Inc. presents this document to inform...
Cat.No: 236629