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A definitive publication of the songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann containing 41 of their best known melodies. Lyrics written out in full before each song. The introduction was written by Donald Swann and the book also includes numerous illustrations by distinguished artists and cartoonists. Titles: In the Bath * Design for Living * Misalliance * The Gas-Man Cometh * A Song of the Weather * Pillar to Post * Rain on the Plage * Motor Perpetuo * Slow Train * A Transport of Delight (Omnibus) * Last of the Line * Twenty Tons of TNT * The Reluctant Cannibal * Pee-Po-Belly-Bum-Drawers * Budget Song * Ballad for the Rich * All Gall * Philological Waltz (Tonga) * Song of Patriotic Prejudice * The Lord Chamberlain's Regulations * The Album * Ill Wind * Guide to Britten * Song of Reproduction * Bedstead Men * Excelsior * Vanessa * Twice Shy * Madeira, M'dear? * The Armadillo * The Hippopatamus * The Ostrich * The Elephant * The Gnu * The Rhinoceros * The Sloth * The Spider * The Wild Boar * The Whale (Mopy Dick) * The Warthog * The Wompom.
The Swann's Song was originally mini books of poems requested by and given to family and friends at Christmas. The mini books were called the Dianne Swann Chronicles I through VI. These were poems with an African American female point of view that all could relate to. The Chronicles touch on everything including relationships, jobs, fantasy, friendship, unity, cancer, and domestic abuse. The Chronicles include years of musings and opinions. After numerous urgings and prompts by readers to get published, Miss Swann consolidated the Christmas gifts into one volume and titled it "The Swann's Song".
In a nightmarish, post-holocaust world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life.
Carol Shields's award-winning and critically acclaimed "literary mystery," first published in 1987. Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband hacks her to pieces.Who is Mary Swann? And how could she have produced these works of genius in almost complete isolation? Mysteriously, all traces of Swann's existence — her notebook, the first draft of her work, even her photograph — gradually vanish as the characters in this engrossing novel become caught up in their own concepts of who Mary Swann was.
Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind. Pauline Baynes’s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.
Rich selection of traditional songs and contemporary verse by Seminole, Hopi, Arapaho, Nootka, other Indian writers and poets. Nature, tradition, Indians' role in contemporary society, other topics.
Originally published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury in 2015.
Based on numerous interviews with leading musicians and music industry professionals, this book explores the illusive genre and movement that is Americana. From its historical roots in Country, Folk and other rebel music, the story of Americana music is told by those who are taking it in new directions today. With so many music venues closed and incomes reduced, musicians speak of their hopes and fears for the future of the industry in challenging times. Interviews with: Emily Barker, Yola, Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers, Dave Cobb, Paul Kelly, John Murry, Lindi Ortega, Wildwood Kin and many more. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ralph Brookfield trained as a molecular physicist, worked as a freelance writer and software engineer, ran his own software business then became a director of technology in the digital television industry until 2012. Since then, he has pursued his passions of writing and music which he combines in his songwriting, playing regularly with his band in the Ealing area, the crucible of RnB music in the UK, where he also manages and promotes grassroots music. He is married, has two grown-up children, and is a founder member of the infamous Hanwell Ukulele Group. REVIEWS: “This book is the story of the richest tapestry of music ever found in one country... So join in with the author on this journey of discovery, from coast to coast, from around the world, this wonderful music... this is Americana!” – Pete Clack, Blues in Britain Magazine. “This is a great and informative read for any fan of the world’s coolest music genre, Americana.” – Nash Chambers, award-winning Music Producer “A deep, inquisitive dive into the Americana story so far. In the best possible way, Ralph Brookfield’s roots are showing.” -Paul Sexton, Music writer and broadcaster “... it is a volume of varied parts and something of a curate’s egg. The chapters on the history and strands of Americana in America make good reading as do the chapters on Ireland, and the role of women. Perhaps not surprisingly the interest in the other chapters diminishes in proportion to the nature and size of the Americana ‘scene’ found in each country. I did admire his reasoned thoughts on Keith Urban (seemingly someone subject to a degree of derision) and where he sits in the musical cosmos... One real bonus is a huge list of what are called endnotes... Brookfield finishes the book with some brief words on the future, which he sees might take us eventually to the land of Cosmic American Music as described by Gram Parsons. Presently he identifies a retro movement as exemplified by Pokey le Farge. He also recognises Kasey Chambers’s work with native Australians, Psychedelic influences, and the work of Gangstagrass and the Alabama 3. Americana remains a very rich stew!” – Gordon Sharpe -Americana-UK.
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