Folk & Traditional
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How to Write a Song That Matters
$19.99 Add to cartAn effective and inspiring guide to songwriting by prolific, iconic singer-songwriter Dar Williams.
How to Write a Song That Matters is an invaluable guide to writing music by a woman who knows how to
- Author: Williams, Dar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 0306923297
- Language: English
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Harmonica for Dummies
$29.99 Add to cartWail on your harmonica!
The harmonica is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world. There are several reasons harmonicas are awesome–you can play them anywhere, they’re inexpensi
- Author: Yerxa, Winslow
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 16 2020
- ISBN10: 1119700124
- Language: English
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Willie Nelson’s Letters to America: Heartfelt Reflections, Songs, and Humor from a Country Music Legend
$19.99 Add to cartAn intimate collection of fond memories, personal letters, good songs, and bad jokes from a true American legend.
“This is your old friend, Willie, sending a note to see how you’re doing and to say I’m
- Author: Nelson, Willie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1400258863
- Language: English
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Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
$19.99 Add to cart*An Observer Best New Biographies of 2024*
?*Now in paperback!*
Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the
- Author: Powers, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 006246373X
- Language: English
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Bonfire of Roadmaps
$19.95 Add to cartSince he first hitched a ride out of Lubbock, Texas, at the age of sixteen, singer-songwriter and Flatlanders band member Joe Ely has been a road warrior, traveling highways and back roads across Amer
- Series: Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music
- Author: Ely, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0292756291
- Language: English
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It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect: A Memoir
$30.00 Read moreFolk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea’s warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work–inviting us to embrace all… [more below]
- Author: Lea, Gaelynn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1643756435
- Language: English
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Custom Made Woman: A Life in Traditional Music
$30.00 Add to cartAlice Gerrard, an award-winning and storied folk and bluegrass musician for over 50 years, is one of the notable few women in a heavily male genre. Custom Made Woman tells Gerrard’s story through the
- Series: American Music: New Roots
- Author: Gerrard, Alice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1469690365
- Language: English
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What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome: The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle
$30.00 Add to cart“A superb biography of a singular life.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. When Justin Townes Earle di- Author: Bernstein, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 0306833271
- Language: English
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Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico
$16.95 Add to cartSearching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrument
Growing up in Yakima, Wash- Author: Ãlvarez, Noé
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 1646222733
- Language: English
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The American Songbag
$32.00 Add to cartSandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs that people have sung in the making of americanca. Ne… [more below]
- Author: Sandburg, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 29 1990
- ISBN10: 015605650X
- Language: English
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Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Updated Edition)
$45.00 Add to cartThis new illustrated edition includes key images of Dylan throughout his incredible, enduring career, making it a must for all Dylan fans.
Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in
- Author: Shelton, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1786751623
- Language: English
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Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico
$26.00 Read moreSearching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrument
Growing up in Yakima, Wash- Author: Ãlvarez, Noé
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 1646220897
- Language: English
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Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
$35.00 Add to cart*An Observer Best New Biographies of 2024*
Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist
- Author: Powers, Ann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 0062463721
- Language: English
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I Will Not Go: Translations, Transformations, and Chutney Fractals
$18.95 Read morePlayful and celebratory, yet also mourning the loss of language, this poetry anthology revives the fading tradition of Caribbean Hindustani songs
In a new groundbreaking anthology, award-winning poet,
- Author: Mohabir, Rajiv
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1935717006
- Language: English
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Rocky Mountain Highway: Stories and Photos of My 25 Years Traveling with John Denver
$29.99 Add to cartA powerful personal journey with multi-platinum country star John Denver, featuring intimate stories and never-before-seen photographs. This memoir from Lowell Norman, a close friend and videographer … [more below]
- Author: Norman, Lowell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Love and Some Verses: A Collection of Lyrics, Photos, Art, and Ephemera from Iron & Wine
$45.00 Add to cartSam Beam, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind Iron & Wine, has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with his distinctly cinematic songs. With this exquisite collection of lyrics… [more below]
- Author: Beam, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall
$29.95 Add to cart“Leonard Cohen is a literary masterpiece — the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself.” — Foreword, Starred Review
“Wi- Author: Lebold, Christophe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1770417443
- Language: English
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Bound for Glory: The Hard-Driving, Truth-Telling Autobiography of America’s Great Poet-Folk Singer
$18.00 Add to cartFirst published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America’s Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all.
Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and travel- Author: Guthrie, Woody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 15 1983
- ISBN10: 0452264456
- Language: English
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Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics & Lore
$21.99 Add to cartIn this unique, illustrated collection, Literary Witches co-creator Katy Horan unearths the true and fictional stories behind twenty traditional murder ballads, exploring the beauty and horror of the … [more below]
- Author: Horan, Katy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1524889261
- Language: English
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Doc Watson: A Life in Music
$30.00 Add to cartArthel “Doc” Watson (1923-2012) is arguably one of the most influential musicians Appalachia has ever produced. A musician’s musician, Doc grew up on a subsistence farm in the North Carolina mountains… [more below]
- Series: American Music: New Roots
- Author: Huffman, Eddie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1469680351
- Language: English
