A book of songs for merry melody-makers
Stockholm: Tidens, [1950s]. 74 p., pocket sized wraps in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 121315
Folk Music
Caravan: the magazine of folk music. No. 20 (June-July 1960)
New York: Caravan, 1960. 47p., staplebound digest-format magazine; front cover creased at lower right corner. Edited by Billy Faier. Includes Guy Carawan on Spiritual singing in the South Carolina Sea Islands, Page Stegner on labor history in song, and more. More
Cat.No: 252221
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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
Cat.No: 224097
Don't arrest the Christmas Spirit [poster]
[Madison, WI-?]: n.d. 11x17 inch poster, neat fold crease and mild toning; asks the reader to bring $2 worth of canned food for the pantry at Charlotte's Web for the chance to see the Rod MacDonald Band, Ron and Ann Holm, Jodi Allis, Motherlode, and Lewis Koche. Poster design is..... More
Cat.No: 241872
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
Cat.No: 210385
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
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
Cat.No: 229252
Hearings regarding communist infiltration of minority groups. Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, first [and second] sessions [complete in three parts]
Washington DC: GPO, 1949-50. Three staplebound booklets, some edgewear and toning. Includes testimony of Manning Johnson and "Josh White" (a folk singer lamenting his having been hoodwinked by the Reds who pulled his heartstrings by opposing lynchings). More
Cat.No: 249001
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
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
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
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, catalog, very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Tasteful stamp of the Art Music Co. on Telegraph in Berkeley on front and back covers. Okeh lists Count Basie, Cab Calloway et al. More
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
Cat.No: 233135
Stories of new Muslims
Alexandria: Conveying Islamic Message Society. 68 p., wraps in very good condition, 9x6.5 inches. Conversion stories, usually native-born Americans, many from California. Includes a statement by Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, pp.64-68: "I wanted to be a big star" More
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
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
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
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
Cat.No: 199868
Folkways: a magazine of international folklore; issue 3
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Folklore Society, 1961. 48p., stapled wraps, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, illus., lightly worn spine sunned, else very good condition. Includes music and lyrics for a number of folk songs. More
Cat.No: 251454
Paid My Dues: journal of women and music; vol. 2, #2, Winter 1978
Chicago: Calliope Publishing, 1978. Magazine. 44p., 8.5x11 inches, features, articles, reviews, interviews, music, photos, very good feminist music magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 248333
Paid My Dues: journal of women and music; vol. 3, #1, 1978
Chicago: Calliope Publishing, 1978. Magazine. 44p., 8.5x11 inches, features, articles, reviews, interviews, music, photos, very good feminist music magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 248335
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
Cat.No: 230870
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, very good good feminist music magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 248332
Paid My Dues: journal of women and music; vol. 2, #3, Spring 1978
Chicago: Calliope Publishing, 1978. Magazine. 45p., 8.5x11 inches, features, articles, reviews, interviews, music, photos, very good feminist music magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Appreciation of Malvina Reynolds with lyrics to "Mama Lion" Sheet music, lyrics etc. More
Cat.No: 195243
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
Cat.No: 205439