Folk Voiceworks is an outstanding collection including songs from centuries past alongside pieces by celebrated folk musicians. You'll find shanties, protest songs, songs about the land, lullabies, love songs, and much more - scored flexibly for unison and part-singing. With excellent practical rehearsal notes and a CD with performances of all the songs, this is a fabulous resource for all choirs.
Contents
English shanty: Roll the Old Chariot Along
English/Irish: Paddy on the Railway
North-east English: Byker Hill
North-east English, arr. David Oliver: Rap Her to Bank
English, harmonized David Oliver: Mow Me Down My Meadow
South-west English, harmonized David Oliver: The Barley Mow
Karine Polwart, arr. Peter Hunt: Follow the Heron
English, arr. Peter Hunt: John Barleycorn
Anon.: Sumer is icumen in
North-east English: The Blackleg Miner
George Evans, harmonized Peter Hunt: Union Miner
Scottish, arr. Peter Hunt: The Spinner's Wedding
Mary Brooksbank, arr. Peter Hunt: The Jute Mill Song
Vin Garbutt, transcribed Peter Hunt: The Troubles of Erin
John Kirkpatrick: The Song of the Weaver
Welsh, arr. Peter Hunt: Migildi, Magildi
Welsh, arr. and trans. Peter Hunt: Yr Hen Wr Mywn (My Dear Old Man)
Shetland, harmonized Sandra Kerr: Unst Boat Song
Matt McGinn, arr. Peter Hunt: Coorie Doon
Sarah Morgan, adapted Peter Hunt: Keep you in Peace
English shanty, arr. Peter Hunt: Lowlands
Francis McPeake, arr. Peter Hunt: Wild Mountain Thyme
South-east English, arr. David Oliver: Pleasant and Delightful
Welsh, arr. Peter Hunt: Dcaw 'Nghariad (There's My Sweetheart)
Isle of Man, arr. David Oliver, Stewart Hardy, and Rachel Unthank: Hunting the Wren
Cornish, arr. Peter Hunt and David Oliver: Hal-an-tow
North-west English, arr. David Oliver: The Pace Egging Song
English, arr. David Oliver, Stewart Hardy, and Rachel Unthank: The Holly and the Ivy