I put together two years’ worth of the very best songs and arrangements sung by the Folk Choir here at First Unitarian in New Bedford. You can get your own coil-bound copy for just $11.98. (But if you’re on a budget, you can find most of the songs here on my Web site.)

List of songs, with type of arrrangment, etc., is below.

Song no.: Title of song; Type of arrangement; Musical structure; Origin

1: Mother Moon; Melody, guitar chords; Chant with verses; Anon. contemporary
2: Listen, Listen, Listen; Melody, guitar chords; Chant; Parahamansa Yogananda
3: Trouble in Mind; Melody, easy & complex chords; Song with verses; Richard Jones
4: Apple Tree Wassail; Melody, solo parts; Song: verses, tag, etc.; Trad. English
5: Hard Times Come No More; Melody, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; Stephen Foster
6: Study War No More; Melody, guitar chords; Song with verses; Trad. Afr. American
7: May Song; Melody, guitar chords; Song with verses; Trad. English
8: May I Be an Instrument; Melody, guitar chords; Round; Anon.
9: Greet the New Day; Melody; Round, 2 verses; Anon.
10: Mother Earth Grace; Melody, guitar chords; Round; D. Harper
11: Funga Alafia; Melody, bass part, guitar chords; Chant; Nigerian?
12: Hold On; Melody, descant part, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. American
13: The Friendly Beasts; Melody, descant and/or instrumental; Song with verses; Trad. carol
14: Bright Morning Stars; Melody, bass part, guitar chords; Song with verses; Trad. Euro-American
15: Get on Board; Melody, bass part, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. American
16: I’ll Fly Away; Melody, bass part, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. Am.
17: Michael Row Your Boat; Melody, descant part, guitar chords; Song with verses; Trad. Afr. American
18: I’m on My Way; Call and response song w/harmony; Song with verses; Trad. Afr. American
19: Morning Breeze; Melody with partner song; Chant, round; Anon. contemporary
20: Souling Song; Melody, bass and/or instrumental; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. English
21: This Little Light of Mine; 2-part verses, 3-part chorus, guitar; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. American
22: Tallis’s Canon; 4-part ostinato harmony, guitar ch.; Song or chant; Thomas Tallis, arr.
23: Hard Times in the Mill; Solo, 3 part chorus, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; American worker’s song
24: Thula; 3-part harmony, guitar chords; Chant; Zulu
25: Helston Furry; 2-part verses, 3-part chorus, guitar; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Cornish
26: Yonder Come Day; Call & response verses,3-part chorus; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. American
27: Light Flows Down; 3-part harmony, guitar chords; Chant, zipper verses; D. Harper
28: For the Beauty of the Earth; 3-part harmony, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; Pierpont/Kocher
29: Honey in the Rock; 3-part harmony, guitar chords; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. American
30: I’ll Fly Away (alternate); 3 parts, guitar chords, modulation; Song: verses, chorus; Trad. Afr. American
31: There Is More Love; 3-part harmony, guitar chords; Zipper song; Trad. Afr. American
32: Farewell Shanty; Melody, guitar chords; Song with verses; Trad. American