The Folk Songs of North America

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The Folk Songs of North America is a landmark anthology compiled by folklorist Alan Lomax that documents and preserves a wide range of traditional songs from across the United States and Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk music collection ⓘ
music book ⓘ
song anthology ⓘ
aim documentation of folk songs ⓘ
preservation of traditional music ⓘ
associatedWith Alan Lomax ⓘ
compiler Alan Lomax ⓘ
countryOfFocus Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
culturalRegion North America ⓘ
field ethnomusicology ⓘ
folklore ⓘ
genre folk music ⓘ
hasPart commentary ⓘ
historical notes ⓘ
musical notation ⓘ
regional song classifications ⓘ
song lyrics ⓘ
song transcriptions ⓘ
hasPerspective folklorist’s commentary ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in folk songs ⓘ
musicians ⓘ
scholars ⓘ
students of folk music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor comprehensive coverage of North American folk traditions ⓘ
influence on folk music scholarship ⓘ
use by folk performers and educators ⓘ
scope songs from across Canada ⓘ
songs from across the United States ⓘ
subject North American folk songs ⓘ
folk song history ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
typeOfContent ballads ⓘ
regional folk songs ⓘ
spirituals ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
work songs ⓘ

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Alan Lomax → notableWork → The Folk Songs of North America ⓘ
The Folk Songs of North America → subject → North American folk songs ⓘ
linked to: The Folk Songs of North America