35 songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles, one of the most loved American vocal composers, whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. 11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes Gambling Songs and a collection of Niles’ Appalachian Carols, as well as a preface by and biographical notes on the composer.

New in the 2015 Revised and Expanded edition: The Blue Madonna Calm is the Night Careless Love Reward Wayfaring Stranger The Cherry-Tree Lulle Lullay Down in yon forest Jesus the Christ is born The Seven Joys of Mary See Jesus the Saviour

Complete Table of Contents: The Black Dress Black is the color of my true love’s hair The Blue Madonna Calm Is the Night Careless Love The Carol of the Bells Evening The Flower of Jesse Go ‘way from my window I wonder as I wander Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head The Lass from the Low Countree Little Black Star The Lotus Bloom My Lover is a farmer lad Reward Ribbon Bow The Robin and the Thorn Sweet little boy Jesus Unused I am to lovers Wayfaring Stranger What Songs Were Sung When I get up into Heaven The Wild Rider The Rovin’ Gambler The Gambler’s Lament The Gambler’s Wife (By-Low) Gambler, don’t you lose your place Gamblyer’s Song of the Big Sandy River The Cherry-Tree Lulle Lullay Down in yon forest Jesus the Christ is born The Seven Joys of Mary See Jesus the Saviour

These two lovely volumes for high and low voice are the result of years of growing scholarship around the work of a composer often slighted…We are fortunate indeed to have this latest generous edition, offering as it does a wealth of material for recital and pedagogic purposes. The inclusion of Niles’s own notes from the original edition are particularly moving.–Journal of Singing