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