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The folk process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song—different viewpoints, too
In Sing Out! v.45#3, Fall 2001, this column gave some information on the Australian musical One Word, We made up of songs by Pete Seeger and contemporary ......(Continue Reading) The Lyrics in African American Popular Music
The Lyrics in African American Popular Music Robert Springer (ed.) Peter Lang, Bern, 2001 211 pp. Casual followers of popular culture are generally ......(Continue Reading)The folk process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song—different viewpoints, too
A labor festival is certainly a fine place to get significant songs based on folk melodies. The Western Workers Regional Labor Heritage Festival, held ......(Continue Reading)The Folk Process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song—different viewpoints, too
With a national election drawing near, this column concentrates on conditions and personalities in the present government and urges one and all not only to vote, but to get friends, relations, neig...(Continue Reading)The folk process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song—different viewpoints, too
Mondegreens are misheard words. My first experience with them was in hymns where "the consecrated cross I'd bear" became "a consecrated ......(Continue Reading)
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