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Ballads & Songs of the Civil $6.95 $6.95 $12.95 $6.95 $6.95 $12.95 $12.95 $6.95 $6.95 $6.95 $6.95 $12.95 $6.95 Nostalgic America ____ Those were the days... Make yourselfat home on the frontporch and listen to some tales and songs of days gone by. OUR BEST SELLING SONGBOOI(: An Old Fashioned Wing Ding Rural Roots of Bluegrass Log Cabin Pioneers by Wayne Erbsen by Wayne Erbsen by Wayne Erbsen Front Porch Songs, Jokes & Stories 14th Turn-of-the-Century MelodiesFrom parlors of the city to a rural barn Songs, Stories & History Music historian Wayne Erbsen digs deep Stories, Songs & Sayings Step inside as Wayne Erbsen takes you 48 Great Sing-Along Favorites dance, this lively collection gives the into the history of bluegrass music to on a fascinating personal journey of full flavor of America at the tum of the uncover it's true roots. Richly illustrated with finding and restoring a rare historic log by Wayne Erbsen 19th century. 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OUR BEST SELLING SONGBOOI(: An Old Fashioned Wing Ding Rural Roots of Bluegrass Log Cabin Pioneers by Wayne Erbsen by Wayne Erbsen by Wayne Erbsen Front Porch Songs, Jokes & Stories 14th Turn-of-the-Century MelodiesFrom parlors of the city to a rural barn Songs, Stories & History Music historian Wayne Erbsen digs deep Stories, Songs & Sayings Step inside as Wayne Erbsen takes you 48 Great Sing-Along Favorites dance, this lively collection gives the into the history of bluegrass music to on a fascinating personal journey of full flavor of America at the tum of the uncover it's true roots. Richly illustrated with finding and restoring a rare historic log by Wayne Erbsen 19th century. Played on banjo, over 100 vintage photos, the book has cabin. By a cracklingfire, you'll hear fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo-guitar, bluegrass history, lyrics and musical authentic pioneers sing ancient ballads, This book is our all-time best selling spoons and bass. All instrumental. 14 notation of 94 songs, chords, playing tips spin yams, tellta les, swap superstitions FRONT PORCH o songbook! It contains a treasure trve of tunes, 40 minutes. and historic sources for each song. and beauty secrets and cook hearthside popular 19th century American campfire 6" x 9", 180 pages. recipes. Includes over 150 killer vintage songs, hilarious jokes, wild stories, vintage 'Astonishingly good music" - Tradition photos, words & music to 19 ballads and �soNcs� photos, and even a recipe for cooking a Magazine "This book is a lot of fun and I would songs, over 100 pioneer sayings, groundhog. recommend it for anyone's library or music 6" x 9" 184 pages. JOKES {JSTORIES CD: NG-CD-114 stand" - Central Texas BluegrassBulletin You'll find the lyrics, music in standard "There is not a dullmoment to be found as ,.., notation, and chords of 48 classic melodies 'I recommend [this book] to anyone getting stories of famous Americans of yore that have traveled west with the pioneers in Southern Mountain Classics into the genre as a player or just a fan." abound throughoutthese pages" - Blue covered wagons, fought in the Civil War and $14.95 BOOK: NGB-957 -CBMS Ridge & GreatSmoky Mountains Digest BOOK: NGB-955 have been played on the front porch of ISBN: 9781883206406 $14.95 ISBN: 9781883206369 many log cabins. by Wayne Erbsen 16 Great Old Time Instrumentals Some of the songs in this book include A very popular and rollicking collection Log Cabin Songs "Arkansas Traveler,' 'Down in the Valley,' of classic 19th century tunes featuring by Wayne Erbsen "My Old Kentucky Home," 'Poor Wayfaring Dirk Powell on fiddle,Wayne Erbsen on by WayneErbsen banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle, Don Strange,' "Wildwood Flower," as well as This recording features the crystal clear Kick up your heels with spunky old-time dozens more.
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