This book presents fretted dulcimer arrangements of 58 Stephen Collins Foster classics. Each song is written as a melody line in standard notation with dulcimer tablature beneath plus complete lyrics, historical notes, and suggested guitar chords. Cover graphics from the original nineteenth century sheet music publications lend grace and authenticity, and songwriters and music historians will find much interest in this book. The tunings used are DAD, DAA, DGD, and DAA#D. Intended for experienced beginners to intermediate players, many of these pieces require a 6 1/2 fret dulcimer and a capo. The author includes an insightful essay on the life of Stephen Foster (1826-1864)-a gifted, once successful songwriter whose career decisions and abuse of alcohol lead to personal financial disaster, a broken family, and an early death. His legacy is a treasury of songs reflecting the social issues and romantic illusions of his time. Contains both well-known and lesser known tunes in notation and tablature.  Includes access to online audio that contains 33 of the book's 58 tunes.

Angelina Baker       Stephen Foster  
Beautiful Dreamer       Stephen Foster  
Better Times Are Coming       Stephen Foster  
Comrades Fill No Glass For Me       Stephen Foster  
De Camptown Races       Stephen Foster  
Dolly Day       Stephen Foster  
Don't Bet Your Money On De Shanghai       Stephen Foster  
Down Among The Cane Breaks       Stephen Foster  
Ellen Bayne (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Fairy Belle (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Farewell My Lilly Dear       Stephen Foster  
Gentle Lena Clare (Not On Audio)      
Give The Stranger Happy Cheer (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread      
Glendy Burk       Stephen Foster  
Happy Hours At Home (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Hard Times Come Again No More       Stephen Foster  
I'll Be A Soldier (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
I'll Be Home Tomorrow   Stephen Foster  
If You've Only Got A Moustache (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster Words: George Cooper
Irene       Stephen Foster  
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair       Stephen Foster  
Jenny June (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Jenny's Coming O'er The Green (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Kissing In The Dark (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster Words: George Cooper
Little Belle Blair       Stephen Foster  
Little Jenny Dow       Stephen Foster  
Lou'siana Belle (Not On Audio)      Stephen Foster  
Lula Is Gone       Stephen Foster  
Maggie By My Side       Stephen Foster  
Mary Loves The Flowers (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Merry Merry Month Of May (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Molly Dear Good Night       Stephen Foster  
Molly Do You Love Me?       Stephen Foster  
My Old Kentucky Home       Stephen Foster  
Nell And I       Stephen Foster  
Nelly Bly       Stephen Foster  
Nelly Was A Lady       Stephen Foster  
Oh! Lemuel!       Stephen Foster  
Old Black Joe       Stephen Foster  
Old Dog Tray       Stephen Foster  
Old Folks At Home       Stephen Foster  
Old Memories       Stephen Foster  
Open Thy Lattice Love       Stephen Foster Words: George P. Morris
Ring De Banjo       Stephen Foster  
Slumber My Darling       Stephen Foster  
Song Of All Songs (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster Words: John F.Poole
Summer Longings (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Susanna (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Sweet Little Maid Of The Mountain       Stephen Foster  
That's What's The Matter (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
The Hour For Thee And Me       Stephen Foster  
Tioga Waltz (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Under The Willow She's Sleeping       Stephen Foster  
Virginia Belle       Stephen Foster  
We Are Coming Father Abraam 300000 More Stephen Foster Words: James Soane Gibbons
Willie My Brave (Not On Audio)       Stephen Foster  
Willie We Have Missed You       Stephen Foster