THE OLD ENGLISH
FOLK SONG & DANCE
COLLECTION
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A truly superb collection
of over
100 rare, out-of-print and hard-to-find books compiled together for the first
time on one USB flash drive providing a fascinating insight into ancient traditional
ENGLISH FOLK SONGS, MORRIS DANCING & SWORD DANCES.
Containing literally 1000’s
of old English folk songs and traditional dances, this is an absolute must for anyone
with an interest in history and the old local English traditions. Explore the ancient
sword dances of the North and the Morris dances performed by the Morris Men of England.
Uncover local country dances and their history. Explore the ballads, songs,
airs, ditties, melodies and popular music of olden time. This wonderful
collection also includes several books written by Cecil Sharp, to whom many of England’s
traditional folk dances owe their continuing existence. Some of the books contained
within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable
library of reference material. The full list of titles included speaks for
itself….
This superb
compilation of 107 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of
pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All
of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf
format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet,
smartphone, kindle or e-reader.
This is
without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full
List of Titles Included is as Follows:
A collection of national English
airs consisting of ancient song, ballad,
& dance tunes - W. Crotch (1840)
A handbook to the Stratford-upon-Avon festival, with articles by F.R. Benson,
Arthur Hutchinson, Reginald R. Buckley, Cecil J. Sharp. And illustrations
(1913)
A Pepysian garland - black-letter
broadside ballads of the years 1595-1639 - S. Pepys (1922)
Ancient songs and ballads, from
the reign of King Henry the Second to the revolution Vol. 1 - J. Ritson (1820)
Ancient songs and ballads, from
the reign of King Henry the Second to the revolution Vol. 2 - J. Ritson (1820)
Ballads & songs of Lancashire, ancient and modern - J. Harland (1875)
Ballads and songs of the
peasantry of England
- J. H. Dixon (1864)
Country dances selected as
perform'd at court and all publick assemblies and entertainments Part 1 & 2
(1748)
Elizabethan songs in honour of
love and beautie, collected and illustrated - E. H. Garrett (1891)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
1 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
2 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
3 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
4 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
5 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
6 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
7 - F. J. Child (1860)
English and Scottish ballads Vol.
8 - F. J. Child (1860)
English folk song, some
conclusions (1907)
English folk songs - collected
and arr. with pianoforte accompaniment Vol. 1 - C. J. Sharp (1919)
English folk songs - collected
and arr. with pianoforte accompaniment Vol. 2 - C. J. Sharp (1919)
English folk songs from the
southern Appalachians - comprising 122 songs and ballads, and 323 tunes (1917)
English folk-carols - with
pianoforte accompaniment and an introduction and notes (1911)
English folk-chanteys - with
pianoforte accompaniment, introduction and notes (1914)
English folk-rhymes; a collection
of traditional verses relating to places and persons, customs, superstitions,
etc. - G. F. Northall (1892)
English folk-song and dance
(1915)
English folk-songs - R. V.
Williams (1912)
English Folk-Songs - W. A.
Barrett (1891)
English folk-songs collected,
arranged, and provided with symphonies and accompaniments for the pianoforte -
W. Barrett (1897)
English madrigal verse, 1588-1632
- E. H. Fellowes (1920)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 1 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 2 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 3 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 4 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 5 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 6 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 7 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
English minstrelsie - a national monument of English song Vol. 8 - S. Baring-Gould
(1895)
Essays on song-writing, with a
collection of such English songs as are most eminent for poetical merit - J.
Aikin (1772)
Fifty years of English song.
Selections from the poets of the reign of Victoria - H. F. Randolf (1888)
Folk Songs from Somerset (1st Series) - C. Sharp (1906)
Folk Songs from Somerset (2nd Series) - C. Sharp (1907)
Folk Songs from Somerset (3rd Series) - C. Sharp (1908)
Folk Songs from Somerset (4th Series) - C. Sharp (1909)
Folk Songs from Somerset (5th Series) - C. Sharp (1910)
Folk songs from Sussex - G. Butterworth (1913)
Folk-songs from Dorset - C. J.
Sharp (1908)
Folk-songs from Hampshire - G. B.
Gardiner (1909)
Folk-songs from various counties
- C. J. Sharp (1912)
Folk-songs of English origin
collected in the Appalachian Mountains (1921)
Illustrations of Shakespeare and
of ancient manners ... and on the English Morris dance (1839)
Kemps nine daies wonder performed
in a daunce from London to Norwich (1840)
Morris dance tunes - collected
from traditional sources and arranged for piano solo (1900)
Northern garlands ; the Bishopric
garland ; or Durham
minstrel - a choice collection of excellent songs - J. Haslewood (1810)
Old English ballads and folk
songs - W. D. Armes (1904)
Old English ballads, 1553-1625 -
H. E. Rollins (1920)
Old English ditties Vol. 1 - J.
Oxenford (1897)
Old English ditties Vol. 2 - J.
Oxenford (1897)
Old English popular music Vol. 1
- W. Chappell (1893)
Old English popular music Vol. 2
- W. Chappell (1893)
Old English songs from various
sources - H. Thomson (1894)
One hundred English folksongs
(1916)
Percy's reliques of ancient
English poetry Vol. 1 - T. Percy (1906)
Percy's reliques of ancient
English poetry Vol. 2 - T. Percy (1906)
Popular music of the olden time -
a collection of ancient songs, ballads, and dance tunes, illustrative of the
national music of England
Vol. 1 - W. Chappell (1859)
Popular music of the olden time -
a collection of ancient songs, ballads, and dance tunes, illustrative of the
national music of England Vol. 2 - W. Chappell (1859)
Songs and ballads of the West, a
collection made from the mouths of the people - S. Baring-Gould (1891)
Songs of England - a collection of English
melodies including traditional ditties and the principal songs and ballads of
the last three centuries Vol. 1 - E. Faning (1900)
Songs of England - a
collection of English melodies including traditional ditties and the principal
songs and ballads of the last three centuries Vol. 2 - E. Faning (1900)
Songs of England - a collection of English
melodies including traditional ditties and the principal songs and ballads of
the last three centuries Vol. 3 - E. Faning (1900)
Songs of the four nations - a
collection of old songs of the people of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales - H. E. Boulton (1892)
Songs of the West (1905)
The ballad literature and popular
music of the olden time - a history of the ancient songs, ballads, and of the
dance tunes of England
- W. Chapell (1855)
The ballads & songs of
Derbyshire - L. Jewitt (1867)
The Bentley ballads - a selection
of the choice ballads, songs, etc. - J. Doran (1858)
The book of English songs. From
the sixteenth to the nineteenth century - C. Mackay (1851)
The country dance book Pt. 1
(1909)
The country dance book Pt. 4 (1909)
The country dance book Pt. 6
(1909)
The dancing-master or, Directions
for dancing country dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin
(1709)
The English country dance Vol. 1
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 2
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 3
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 4
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 5
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 6
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 7
(1921)
The English country dance Vol. 8
(1921)
The Esperance Morris Book Part I
(c1910-1912)
The Esperance Morris Book Part II
(c1910-1912)
The merry musician or, A cure of the spleen; being a collection
of the most diverting songs and pleasant ballads set to musick Vol. 2 (1730)
The merry musician or, A cure of the spleen; being a collection
of the most diverting songs and pleasant ballads set to musick Vol. 3 (1730)
The minstrelsy of the English
border - F. Sheldon (1847)
The Morris Book - with a
description of dances as performed by the Morris Men of England Vol. 1 (1909)
The Morris Book - with a
description of dances as performed by the Morris Men of England Vol. 2 (1909)
The Morris Book - with a
description of dances as performed by the Morris Men of England Vol. 3 (1910)
The Morris Book - with a
description of dances as performed by the Morris Men of England Vol. 4 (1911)
The Morris Book - with a
description of dances as performed by the Morris Men of England Vol. 5 (1913)
The Morris dance (1910)
The Punch songster. A collection
of familiar and original songs and ballads (1864)
The sword dances of northern England,
together with the horn dance of Abbots Bromley (1911)
The sword-dances of northern England - Book
1 (1911)
The sword-dances of northern England - Book 2
(1911)
The sword-dances of northern England - Book 3
(1911)
The West country garland -
selected from the writings of the poets of Devon and Cornwall, from the
fifteenth to the nineteenth century, with folk songs and traditional verses -
R. N. Worth (1875)
The Yorkshire
songster, and loyal Briton's vocal companion
being a collection of favorite old songs - J. Kendrew (1805)
Twenty four country dances for
the year 1772 (1772)
Victorian songs; lyrics of the
affections and nature - E. H. Garrett (1895)
Yorkshire anthology - ballads
& songs ancient & modern, covering a period of a thousand years of Yorkshire history in verse - J. H. Turner (1901)
An
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