Karen Dolby

Auld Lang Syne

Words to Songs You Used to Know

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 17/09/2015

ISBN: 9781782434269

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Nostalgia

Binding: Hardback

Size: Other

Extent: 192 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

Auld Lang Syne is a timeless collection of lyrics for all to cherish.

Our memories are bursting with half-remembered songs. They stick with us in a way that no other words do.

Just the first few notes of a tune can bring a sports stadium full of people to their feet or kindle memories of starlit nights around a campfire, or a bedtime lullaby soothing us to sleep. But so often after those first few lines we’re left humming until the chorus comes back in.

With this book you need never miss a line again.

Inside you’ll find:

* Beloved songs from across the English-speaking world, including tunes from Australia, America, Canada, Ireland as well as the UK

* Lesser-known gems among the firm favourites

* Short accompanying text explaining the origins and stories behind the lyrics celebrating the wonderful variety of songs, shanties, ballads, ditties and anthems that wind through our lives and bring us together.

Sales points:

  • A collection of traditional songs from across the English-speaking world – including tunes from Australia, America and Canada as well as the UK and Ireland – with accompanying text to introduce each song

  • Charming line drawings decorate the text throughout

  • Includes nostalgic favourites such as Men of Harlech, Loch Lomond, The Star-Spangled Banner and many more.

  • From the publishers of I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud (over 100,000 copies sold) and One for Sorrow (25,000 copies sold)

About the Author:

Karen Dolby

Karen Dolby is a freelance editor and writer. Among her books are Auld Lang Syne, The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II and The Wicked Wit of Princess Margaret, all published by Michael O'Mara Books. She lives and writes in Suffolk.

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