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The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Folk Songs, Popular Tunes, Children's Melodies, International Songs, Hymns, Holiday Jingles and More for Piano and Guitar. |  | Authors: Dan Fox, Dick Weissman
Creator: Sarah Wilkins
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 39093
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1579127584
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
EAN: 9781579127589
Publication Date: October 18, 2007
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Product Description
Created for accomplished musicians and beginning players alike, and perfectly designed for family singalongs, this compilation has something in it for everyone. These are the classic and memorable songs we learned around the campfire, at school, from friends, and listening to the radio—from "Danny Boy" to "Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” Arranged by theme, you’ll find Christmas and other holiday songs, cowboy and western songs, children’s songs, folk songs, barbershop songs, hymns and spirituals, blues songs, international favorites, and more. Popular tunes include "Tom Dooley," "We Three Kings," "Camptown Races," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Those Were the Days," "Kum Ba Ya," "Hush Little Baby," "This Land Is Your Land," "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain," and many more. The piano arrangements and guitar chords are skillfully done and clearly laid out so that even casual players can make beautiful music.
Artist Sarah Wilkins has contributed delightful illustrations that bring these timeless songs to life. All in all, The Great Family Songbook is destined to become a treasured family heirloom.
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 Charming and much needed February 5, 2008
Charles B. Harness (Newton Kansas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Great Family Songook is a winsome effort that appears to have been inspired by a beautiful 50's book, "The Fireside book of Folk songs." I have ached for a successor to Fireside, and it appears we finally have it. The printing and selection of music is exciting and diverse, and the arrangements quite suitable for both novice and accomplished musicans.
I especially appreciate the illustrations, however. The illustrations by Sarah Wilkins are obviously modeled upon the stylized illustrations of Fireside illustrators Alice and Martin Provenses, though not as evocative. Similarly, the chapter introductions possess a strong resemblance to those found in Fireside. Special thanks go to the editors of this book for presenting a new classic that will no doubt become a treasure for mny in the years to come.
A Treasury of Great Songs! September 29, 2008
Melamom
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I originally checked this book out at the library. My family and I LOVED the great variety of songs, each of us found many songs that we enjoyed! Which, honestly, doesn't happen often! Since the book was returned to the library we have missed having the book around. I was pleased to find it at amazon for such a reasonable price! Can't wait to get this book home, so we can enjoy it even more! An excellent family songbook!
Great Collection for Old Guy with modest talent. July 5, 2009
Howard J. Cyr (Aurora, NE United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book covers a nice range of "old" folk and popular songs. The music is written for someone like myself, that gets lost when the sharps or flats get past about 2. Great fun to browse and play around with.
Right now I'm working with my concertina, which is native to the key of C and G, and this book has a generous selection which works for me.
More Than Just A Songbook January 19, 2010
Lawrence J. Epstein (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As many of the other reviewers have noted, this is a spectacular collection of American songs. The songbook is like an old fashioned tv show, suitable for everyone in the family to enjoy together. Just flipping through the pages provided a nostalgic journey as I heard the tunes in my head.
But beyond being simply a collection of wonderful songs, this book is fascinating at another level. It is a guide to the American musical soul, to our values, our fascinations, our interests. It is a guide to our musical heritage and, as such, a peek at us.
I like the family nature of the collection with some material for the very young and some for us who are not so young. The generous selection is carefully made.
-----Lawrence J. Epstein, author of Political Folk Music in America from Its Origins to Bob Dylan
The Great American Songbook September 3, 2009
Raymond Glazier (Milford, ct USA)
This songbook is great ! Excellent quality, the pages are of a heavy quality.
One thing that makes this book so good is that each song has a small biography of the song... How it came into being, the year, ETC.
It has a great many different styles of songs and they are listed by category
You can't go wrong with this book !The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Folk Songs, Popular Tunes, Children's Melodies, International Songs, Hymns, Holiday Jingles and More for Piano and Guitar.
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