Folk & Folklore Sheet Music Downloads (PDF)

This old American dance song features fun lyrics, delightful vocal interplay, a hoedown accompaniment and a few stomps and claps to add energy. Easily learned and a showstopper in performance! Discove...

Now available for young singers in a 2-Part treble voicing, this treasured folk hymn comes alive in this vibrant gospel setting by Rollo Dilworth. An excellent concert opener!

This childhood favorite makes an exciting, super fast vocal jazz showcase for younger choirs. Inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, the vocal lines are easy, making it a great vehicle for developing jazz infle...

Derived from an early American folk tune and game, this charming song laments the girl who has nothing to wear! With built in humor, a nonsense refrain and a playful approach to the arrangement, your...

A follow up to the popular Red River Dances and Appalachian Dances, this folk setting from the Ozark Mountains is a colorful and creative showcase for young choirs! From the opening ballad, it moves i...

Enjoy this accessible setting of the well-known Scottish folk song that features contrasts between a more lyrical, lilting section and a sturdy drone accompaniment. With flute.

Keep your younger choirs 100% on task with this arrangement of the popular Jamaican work song! Easily learned voice parts and flexible accompaniment for piano and classroom percussion add education an...

A Japanese haiku from the 19th century shapes the atmosphere of this graceful setting with gentle call and response vocal lines and an expressive accompaniment for piano or optional bass, percussion a...

Discovery Level 2 Audiences and singers will thrill to this famous Russian folk favorite in an accessible setting for younger and developing choirs. Exciting tempo changes and dynamic contrasts will b...

Discovery Level 2 The folk melodies and modal harmonies of this traditional favorite dance as they echo back one to another. A clever and well-crafted arrangement for young singers! Discovery level 2....

Two American folk classics are combined in this fresh setting that will be easy to learn and fun to perform! With a spinning wheel like accompaniment, harmonic surprises and a contrasting a cappella s...

This American folk classic makes a fine selection for young choirs' concert and festival programming. An excellent selection for building tone and blend, it also includes a simple guitar part for stud...

The title of this Yiddish folk song informs us that a Balalaika will at least be inferred in the music. This wonderfully authentic arrangement does just that. It also includes a clarinet obligato (inc...

Made popular as a folk song and a pop song, this 2-part arrangement of the traditional English folk song is a wonderful tool for teaching part singing. The hand drum and finger cymbal parts add to the...

The Colorado Trail is an Americancowboy song and it is a real trail stretching from Denver, through the Rocky Mountains, and ending near the town of Durango. If you travel this trail from beginning to...

This beautiful folk song lament from northern England is given a creative treatment in this new arrangement. Set in the uneven meter of 5/8 and with an accompaniment that can be realized by piano, gui...

This traditional Appalachian folk song has its roots as a song of lament about lost love, but over time, the lyrics have become light and flirtatious. The humorous quality rings throughout with a boun...

The High Barbary' is a sea chantey sung in Britain and America. It tells of a ship that encounters pirates off the Barbary coast. The song, set in 6/8 meter, dances with energy as it brings to life th...

Here is a delightful song pairing that will delight every audience and be an excellent concert/festival selection for younger choirs! The folksong comes from Argentina and is sung throughout Mexico, S...

Children love to play the pinata game at Christmas, birthdays and other special occasions. This Mexican folksong is combined with a countermelody for a showcase that is easy and fun at Christmas or an...