Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook (15th Anniversary Edition)
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Editor: Peter BloodEditor: Annie Patterson
Illustrator: Kore Loy McWhirter
Introduction: Pete Seeger
Edition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 1881322122
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Sing Out Publications
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Book Review: A Joyful Compilation
Summary: 5 Stars
I never thought that just paging through a book of lyrics and chords could repeatedly bring smiles to my face and warmth to my soul. The premise of this collection is that it is not there to teach you songs you don't know, but rather to enable you to sing and play songs that you do know by providing their words and basic chords. The authors' theory is that by providing 1200 total songs, even people who only know a relatively small percentage of them will have enough to keep themselves musically occupied.
In my case, I found that I remembered way many more than I would have expected, and just happening upon their lyrics brought back memories of so much wonderful music from my life. I have no voice to mention and haven't picked up a guitar in ages, but paging through this book makes me want to dust off my cheesy old six-string and re-learn those simple chords from my youth so that I can give some of these tunes a whirl.
While I haven't yet tried playing any of them, it is clear that the compilers went for simple basic chords that most amateurs could play and that would keep most singers on key. I suspect that in some cases, the professional versions of the songs rely on much more complex chording than what is provided here. But that's no problem--this is about singing great songs and having fun, not duplicating the performance of great musicians.
The song that most thrilled me to see in here? "A Rosebud in June", a paean to Spring that I know as an acapella chant by British folksters Steeleye Span. I look at the lyrics and the song surges through my mind and body.
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