Green Bushes

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 and Second Versions) Barbara Ellen Barley-mow, The Bedlam Begger, The Blackbirds And Thrushes Blow Away The Morning Dew Bold Fisherman, The Bold Nelsons Praise Bonny-lighter Boy, The Botany Bay Bridgewater Fair Briery Bush, The Brimbledon Fair, Or Young Ramble-way Brisk Young Bachelor Brisk Young Sailor, A Burton Town Cold Blows The Wind Come All You Worthy Christian Men Crabfish, The Cruel Mother, The Crystal Spring, The Cuckoo, The Dabbling In The Dew Death And Te Lady Death Of Queen Jane, The Driving Away At The Smoothing Iron Drowned Lover, The Duke Of Bedford, The Erin's Lovely Home False Lamkin Fanny Blair Farewell Nancy Gently, Johnny, My Jingalo Geordie Golden Vanity, The Green Broom Green Bushes Green Wedding, The Hares On The Mountains Henry Martin High Germany I'm Seventeen Come Sunday It's A Rosebud In June Jack Hall John Barleycorn Keeper, The Keys Of Canterbury, The Knight And The Shepherd's Daughter, The Lady Maisry Lark In The Morn, The Little Sir Hugh Lod Rendal Lod Thomas And Fair Ellinor Lord Bateman Lord Lovel Lord Thomas Of Winesberry Low, Low Lands Of Holland, The Mowing The Barley My Bonny, Bonny Boy My Boy Willie My Man John O No, John! O Sally, My Dera O Waly, Waly One Man Shall Mow My Meadow Outlandish Knight, The Poor Old Horse Rambling Sailor, The Robber, The Robin Hood And The Tanner Ruggleton's Daughter Of Iero Saucy Sailor, The Scarborough Fair Searching For Lambs Seeds Of Love, The Sheep-shearing, The Ship In Distress, The Sign Of The Bonny Blue Bell, The Spanish Ladies Spig Of Thyme, The Sweet Kitty Sweet Lovely Joan Sweet Primeroses, The Sweet William Tee In The Wood, The Ten Commandments, The The Coasts Of High Barbary Three Sons, The Trees Thy Do Grown High, The

This beautifully illustrated and easy to use songbook is a unique volume which includes over a hundred folk songs from the British Isles, chosen specifically for the beauty of their words and music. Songs of longing, of love, of the Irish and Scottish rebelions, as well as lullabies, children's songs, and even a few composed songs which have become a part of the folk heritage can be found in this collection. More than half of the songs in this book are not available in any comparable volume. ' Easily played piano and guitar accompaniments are provided, and not only are the Welsh songs newly translated, but phonetic transcriptions of the lyrics are also included so that teh songs may be sung in their original language.