Project Gutenberg 2019-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 437 Jackson, George Pullen 1874 1953 89750460 Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America Two Hundred and Fifty Tunes and Texts, with an Introduction and Notes Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America 250 Tunes and Texts, with an Introduction and Notes Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America" by George Pullen Jackson is a scholarly collection of religious folk music that captures the spiritual traditions of early American communities. Written in the early 20th century, this work compiles two hundred and fifty tunes and texts, highlighting the evolution of folk music within the context of American spirituality. The book examines the interrelationship between traditional music and religious lyrics, showcasing how these songs were rooted in cultural heritage and oral tradition. The opening of the work introduces its key themes, discussing the historical context of spiritual folk-songs and how they have been preserved over centuries. It emphasizes the role of early American folk traditions, particularly in the Southern United States, where religious songs were often sung to folk tunes. The text provides insights into the origins of these songs, including their links to secular melodies, and outlines the classification of various song types, such as religious ballads and spiritual songs. Jackson reflects on the importance of these folk-hymns in understanding American culture and music, setting the stage for the collection of tunes and texts that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Folk songs, English -- United States Folk music -- United States Ballads, English -- United States Hymns, English -- History and criticism Hymns, English -- United States M Text Category: History - American Category: Music Category: Religion/Spirituality 727834 2025-06-24T03:57:54.722996 text/html 695078 2019-07-09T20:24:06 text/html 14153894 2025-06-24T03:58:22.356896 application/epub+zip 14167756 2025-06-24T03:58:04.417033 application/epub+zip 307583 2025-06-24T03:58:00.772968 application/epub+zip 14380705 2025-06-24T03:58:32.808856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14322537 2025-06-24T03:58:18.782921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507005 2022-09-27T04:18:51.857258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487766 2025-06-24T03:57:48.046032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488149 2019-07-09T20:24:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 480337 2019-07-09T20:26:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21597 2025-06-24T03:58:33.024808 application/rdf+xml 14688 2025-06-24T03:58:01.050998 image/jpeg 2345 2025-06-24T03:58:00.913983 image/jpeg 165095 2019-07-09T20:26:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 163751 2019-07-09T20:26:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 12768200 2019-07-09T20:26:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 12831275 2025-06-24T03:57:58.057001 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia