Rise up singing / edited by Peter Blood-Patterson ; introduction, Pete Seeger ; editorial consultants, Judy Bell [and others] ; art director & illustration, Anne Blood-Patterson ; illustration & cover art, Kore Loy McWhirter ; calligraphy, Sam Hinton.
Group singing songbook contains the words and guitar chords arranged in a compact, easy-to-use format. No melody line is given except with most of the rounds. Includes "Folk Revival" favorites, contemporary folk songs, Broadway show tunes, Beatles' songs, Motown hits, hymns/ spiritual...
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Bethlehem, PA. :
Sing Out Corp.,
℗♭1988.
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Table of Contents:
- America
- life, culture and history in the USA 1
- Ballads & Old Songs
- traditional songs and carols of the British Jsles 2
- City
- trials and joys of urban life 16
- Creativity
- fiddlers, dancers, weavers and singers 22
- Dreams & Fantasies
- songs of the imagination 27
- Ecology
- care for the earth and our environment 33
- Faith
- OldWorld hymns, White spirituals, new folk hymns, songs of Judaism 39
- Farm & Prairie
- farmers, migrant workers and cowboys 49
- Freedom
- songs of the BlackAmerican civil rights/liberation movement 58
- Friendship
- hugs, old buddies, tears & folks to lean on 64
- Funny Songs
- humor for the "big kids" 69
- Golden Oldies
- popular songs from the 1890's to the 1940's 76
- Good Times
- wassails, jugbands, nights-on-the town & other revelry 83
- Gospel
- composed hymns of the late 19th & early 20th century revival mectings 92
- Hard Times & Blues
- perseverance, prison, loneliness & some murders 99
- Home & Family
- children, parenting & other nesting activities 106
- Hope
- gentle social change songs, personal change, love for humanity 114
- Love
- romance 121
- Lullabies and night songs 130
- Men
- on new male roles (and some old ones, too) 137
- Mountain Voices
- songs from Appalachia 142
- Outdoors
- songs & hymns celebrating nature, weather, wilderness & mornings 150
- Peace
- keeping the planet alive 158
- Play
- silly songs, animal songs & tons of other kids' favorites 166
- Rich & Poor
- "Wobblies", tramps, rising prices & economic justice 180
- Rounds
- less "serious" canons (most with music) 188
- Sacred Rounds & Chants
- on unity, hope, peace & the Spirit 193
- Sea
- sailors, seaports, shipwrecks & loved ones back home 198
- Spirituals
- Black traditional hymns from the days of slavery 208
- Struggle
- fights for national freedom & a just world 213
- Time & Changes
- seasons of the year, seasons of life 221
- Travelin'
- canalboats, railroad men, truck drivers (& more hoboes) 229
- Unity
- equality, community, solidarity 238
- Women
- celebrating our sisterhood, claiming our stories 243
- Work
- working folks' experiences & struggles for dignity & their unions 252.