Green Bushes

Through the years this well-known English folk song has been a favorite with composers including Ralph Vaughan Williams (English Folk Song Suite) and George Butterworth (The Bank of Green Willow). One of the best-known versions of Percy Grainger's 1921 setting for two pianos and this delightful arrangement for young bands is based in part on Grainger's version. Dur: 2:45

A beautiful illustrated collection containing over 100 folksongs from the British Isles. Songs of longing, of love, of the Irish and Scottish rebellions, as well as lullabies, children's songs, and even a few composed songs which have become part of the folk heritage can be found in this collection. Easily played piano and guitar accompaniments are provided, and not only translated lyrics, but phonetic transcriptions are also included so that songs may be sung in their original language. England: Hares On The Mountain; Allan Water; My Boy Willie; When Cockleshells Turn Silverbells; The Banks Of The Sweet Primroses; I?m Seventeen Come Sunday; Greensleeves; The Trees Are Geting High; On Ilkla Moor Baht? At; O Waly, Waly; Weel May The Keel Row; The Three Ravens; Early One Morning; O No, John!; A May Day Carol; The Oak And The Ash; Lavender?s Blue; Blow The Wind Southerly; The Cherry Tree Carol; The Green Bushes; Over The Mountains; Gently, Johnny, My Jingalo; Two Maidens Went Milking One Day; Cock Robin; Died For Love; Buttercup Joe; Ireland: Down By The Salley Gardens; Let Erin Remember The Days Of Old; The Crusikeen Lawn; Shule Aroon; The Little Red Fox; When Pat Came Over The Hill; The Bold Fenian Men; The Parting Glass; Bendemeer?s Stream; The Mountains O? Mourne; The Wearing Of The Green; The Rising Of The Moon; The Lark In The Clear Air; I Wish I Had The Shopherd?s Lamb; O?Donnell Aboo; She Moved Through The Fair; Mrs. McGrath; Lilli Burlero; Monday, Tuesday; Farewell! But Whenever You Welcome The Hour; Kevin Barry; Kilgary Mountain; Oft In The Stilly Night; Molly Brannigan; John O?Dywer Of The Glen; The Time I?ve Lost In Wooing; The Croppy Boy; The Banks Of Roses; The Bard of Armagh; ?Tis Pretty To Be In Balinderry; Whack Fol The Diddle; Scotland: Green Grow The Rashes, O!; Wae?s Me For Prince Charlie; The Wark O? The Weavers; Flow Gently, Sweet Afton; The Blue Bells Of Scotland; Baloo Baleerie; Is There For Honest Poverty; Corn Rigs Are Bonnie; Can Ye Sew Cushions?; A Hihgland Lad My Love Was Born; Ho Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden; Robin Adair; Awa?, Whigs, Awa?; My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose; Weaving Lilt; Turn Ye To Me; To The Beggin? I Will Go; Ye Banks And Braes O? Bonnie Doon; Scots Wha Ha?e Wi? Wallace Bled; Charlie Is My Darling; Oh Rowan Tree; Will Ye No? Come Back Again?; The Piper O? Dundee; Leezie Lindsay; The Road To The Isles; An Eriskay Love Lilt; Wales: The Bells Of Aberdovey; To See Swainson; Robin Redbreat; David Of The White Rock; The Kind Old Man; Men Of Harlech; Fairest Gwen; Over The Stone; Cuckoo Dear; Megan?s Fair Daugher; Little Saucepan; The Ash Grove; Rise, Rise, Thou Merry Lark; Lullaby; All Through The Night; Joy Upon The Bright Cheek Dances; Idle Days In Summertime; Counting The Goats; The Dove; Welsh National Anthem.

The folk songs 'Star of the County Down' and 'Green Bushes' represent two different styles and are featured in many works by well-known composers. This arrangement is accessible by younger players while highlighting the beauty and character of these delightful melodies in both Dorian and Mixolydian modes. (3:50) / Concert Band

Description Barbara Allen', 'Lord Lovel', 'Henry Martin', 'Scarborough Fair' and more, arranged for medium voice and piano. Songlist , The Admiral Benbow Arise, Arise As I Walked Through The Meadows (First

Classical Guitar Tunes - English Folk Songs. This book presents 42 English folk songs arranged for the intermediate classic guitarist in standard notation with phrase and dynamic markings plus light fingering. The collection includes popular melodies like Sprig of Thyme, Seventeen Come Sunday, and Blow the Wind Southerly, but also lesser known but no less beautiful tunes like Cupid the Pretty Ploughboy, Dabbling in the Dew and Saucy Sailor. All the arrangements present the basic tune faithfully and simply before offering more elaborate and sophisticated variations suitable for concert performance. Without compromising their sophistication, these polyphonic arrangements are elegant and idiomatic to the guitar, all but devoid of excessive physical demands; even barré chords are kept to a minimum so the player can relax and focus on tone and interpretation. The primary objective of this collection is to draw attention to these deserving melodies, some of which are now rarely heard. Longtime fans of the genre will recognize a few songs once performed by folk-rock groups like Steeleye Span and The Fairport Convention, here presented anew for the solo classic guitar. ?It?s an excellent collection - good to play for pleasure, good for learning and consolidating rhythm, good for sight-reading. Just marvelous. It should meet a lot of needs. Gilbert Biberian. ?These are very accessible arrangements of 42 English folk tunes, some of which are familiar and many others which deserve to be better known. They are all tuneful and have interesting harmonies and rhythms in arrangements which will be well within the reach of intermediate guitarists. These fine settings would be useful pieces for a teacher looking for supplementary material and also for the performer looking for unhackneyed repertoire. They are thoughtfully presented with good fingering and phrasing, with idiomatic guitar writing and interesting harmonies. Congratulations to Peter Worley for presenting this compendium of gems from a lesser known tradition.? Gerald Garcia

A superb collection containing five varied folk tunes set for Viola or Cello with Piano accompaniment. Taken from the vast Petrie collection of Ancient Irish Music these traditional melodies have been freely and imaginatively adapted by Howard Ferguson to form a suite of concert and recital pieces. Part of the ABRSM syllabus.