Folk Tunes Concert Band Music

The Appalachians represented one of America's first frontiers. Based on traditional fiddle tunes, this arrangement combines four folk songs, providing players and the audience with a real toe-tapping treat!

This moving tune is based on the folk song Every Night When The Sun Goes In. Even the percussionists get to do some work in this lyrical setting! There is some interesting writing in the inner

Bring the trademark twang of one of the Ozark region's most famous songs to your performance hall with this exhilarating setting of the popular fiddle tune Arkansas Traveler. Your band will love

This well-known writer is renowned for his mastery at adapting tuneful folk songs into Grainger-esque settings. This pastoral setting will give your ensemble a chance to display its musicianship and

Three popular hymns are used to celebrate the American tradition of singing around a campfire during camp meetings. These timeless melodies are beautifully presented in this well-scored and musically sound

Three river-themed hymn tunes - Shall We Gather at the River; Down to the River to Pray and Down by the Riverside - are treated both traditionally and with a creative approach that retains

This classic American folk song has inspired generations of musicians throughout the last two centuries. This setting allows the melody to be featured throughout the band as they explore the

Originating from The Sacred Harp songbook, the folk-like pentatonic melody of Beach Spring has inspired numerous hymns since 1844. Now expertly arranged for beginning band, this setting captures

A delightfully diverse medley of folk songs from the British Isles. The British Grenadiers regally opens the through-played medley, followed by the endearing... view details

This popular children's song is a standard in elementary general music curriculum and is presented here in a creative theme-and-variation setting that passes the melody in various styles throughout all of

Take a trip to the English countryside in early spring. This arrangement of the traditional English folk song is scored to sound full with minimal preparation time. A nice easy addition to your next concert

Here's a remarkably well-done suite based on familiar folk tunes from the British Isles. They're tunes that almost everyone knows and loves, and Larry Daehn's skillful arrangement is very attractive and

This medley of Persian folk songs uses Clair Fairchild's Twelve Persian Folk Songs as its basis. Fairchild took care to preserve their authenticity by limiting all Western harmony, and as

Based on the idioms of traditional Irish music, this fanfare for band celebrates the turn of the millennium in the year 2000. To highlight this momentous event, the Irish themes morph into something