Folk Voiceworks

Description

Folk Voiceworks is an outstanding collection of folk songs in the Voiceworks model, including songs from centuries past alongside pieces by celebrated folk musicians. You’ll find pieces in a range of genres and styles, including 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, simple accompanying instrumental parts, and a CD with performances of all the songs, this is a fabulous and accessible resource for all choirs.

Folk Voiceworks:

• 30 traditional songs from England, Scotland, and Wales
• Flexible arrangements for unison and part-singing
• Ideal for community and youth choirs, school groups (KS3 upwards), and choral groups of all ages and experience
• Vast range of repertoire: a fun tongue-twisting accumulative song, Christmas songs, songs about life in the mines, shanties, lyrical and reflective songs, songs about rituals or customs
• Tips and hints on warming up, rehearsing, and singing folk song
• Performance ideas for each song
• Photocopiable pages
• CD with performances of all the songs

Folk Voiceworks contents:

• Roll the Old Chariot Along, English shanty
• Paddy on the Railway, English/Irish
• Byker Hill, North-east English
• Rap Her to Bank, North-east English, arr. David Oliver
• Mow Me Down My Meadow, English, harmonized David Oliver
• The Barley Mow, South-west English, harmonized David Oliver
• Follow the Heron, Karine Polwart, arr. Peter Hunt
• John Barleycorn, English, arr. Peter Hunt
• Sumer is icumen in, Anon.
• The Blackleg Miner, North-east English
• Union Miner, George Evans, harmonized Peter Hunt
• The Spinner’s Wedding, Scottish, arr. Peter Hunt
• The Jute Mill Song, Mary Brooksbank, arr. Peter Hunt
• The Troubles of Erin, Vin Garbutt, transcribed Peter Hunt
• The Song of the Weaver, John Kirkpatrick
• Migildi, Magildi, Welsh, arr. Peter Hunt
• Yr Hen Wr Mywn (My Dear Old Man), Welsh, arr. and trans. Peter Hunt
• Unst Boat Song, Shetland, harmonized Sandra Kerr
• Coorie Doon, Matt McGinn, arr. Peter Hunt
• Keep you in Peace, Sarah Morgan, adapted Peter Hunt
• Lowlands, English shanty, arr. Peter Hunt
• Wild Mountain Thyme, Francis McPeake, arr. Peter Hunt
• Pleasant and Delightful, South-east English, arr. David Oliver
• Dcaw ‘Nghariad (There’s My Sweetheart), Welsh, arr. Peter Hunt
• Hunting the Wren, Isle of Man, arr. David Oliver, Stewart Hardy, and Rachel Unthank
• Hal-an-tow, Cornish, arr. Peter Hunt and David Oliver
• The Pace Egging Song, North-west English, arr. David Oliver
• The Holly and the Ivy, English, arr. David Oliver, Stewart Hardy, and Rachel Unthank
• Sweet Chiming Bells, Trad.
• Chariots, John Kirkpatrick