

- Published: 2 July 2012
- ISBN: 9780141964324
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 608
The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
- Published: 2 July 2012
- ISBN: 9780141964324
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 608
Refreshing ... beautiful ... academic but lively ... the book offers the experience of immersion into the strange, romantic and occasionally frightening world these songs were, and are, a part of ... A triumphant addition to the English folk canon, both as a source of reference and as an endlessly enjoyable collection to dip into
The Times
The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs couldn't be better timed ... an utterly indispensable collection of music for murder, wooing and wanton abandon
Record Collector
Compelling ... fascinating and refreshingly objective ... Free of any cloying romanticism, [Roud and Bishop] are willing to point out the many quirks and flaws in the progress of the art form, and show how ideology, nationalism and class all played a part in forming our wide notions of folk today ... An impressive and nourishing book, with an appeal far beyond the folk aficionado. Roud and Bishop have created something vital
Telegraph
A wonderful resource of knowledge and scholarship
Tim Cumming, Independent