Publisher's Synopsis
The 72 pieces in this songbook form Volume One of a collection of some of the best traditional songs from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites that have been a mainstay of down-home American music for generations. These songs were chosen by author Ben "Gitty" Baker from amongst his personal favorites, the sort that you'd be most likely to hear around a camp fire at a bluegrass or old-time music festival. Each song arrangement includes 3-string tablature, chord names and forms, lyrics and additional verses. A short snippet of background and history is also provided, as well as multiple arrangements in different keys and styles, to accommodate varying skill levels and vocal ranges. Includes these songs and many more: - All the Good Times Are Past and Gone- Angeline the Baker- Arkansas Traveler- The Ballad of Casey Jones- Bile Them Cabbage Down- Black-Eyed Susie- Blue-Tail Fly- Bound To Ride- Buffalo Gals- Bury Me Beneath the Willow- Camptown Races- Church in the Wildwood- Cluck Old Hen- Cotton-Eyed Joe- Cripple Creek- Crying Holy- Deep Elem Blues- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down- East Virginia Blues- Foggy Mountain Top- Footprints In the Snow- Going Down the Road Feeling Bad- The Great Speckled Bird- Green Pastures- Hand Me Down My Walking Cane- Handsome Molly- Hills of Roane County- Home On the Range- Honey In the Rock- I Know You Rider- I'm Working On A Building- In the Pines- Jesse James- John Hardy- John Henry- Keep On the Sunny Side- Let Me Rest At the End of My Journey- Little Old Log Cabin in the LaneAlso includes supplemental instructional sections on how to read tablature, play chords and more!
