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.fact:nth-child(odd){border-right:1px solid rgba(212,175,99,.18)}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n.tmc-bp .hero{background:radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 100% at 30% 50%,#2a1c12 0%,#16100a 50%,#0a0805 100%)}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"tmc-bp\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero\" style=\"min-height:54vh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe Network · Imprint\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"h1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Town School of Folk Music\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eAn imprint within the Hal Leonard distribution network. The \u003cem\u003eOld Town School of Folk Music\u003c\/em\u003e catalogue runs to \u003cem\u003e1\u003c\/em\u003e active titles — primarily softcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eCatalogue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e1\u003c\/em\u003e titles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eSpecialty\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003eSheet music\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eLead format\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eUS distribution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHal Leonard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"essay\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"essay-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"essay-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kicker\"\u003eOld Town School of Folk Music · Reading the Catalogue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eimprint\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecatalogue.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn imprint within the Hal Leonard distribution network — a house with its own editorial line and roster, carried in the United States through the Hal Leonard ordering system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogue depth varies by season; the house's signings define the standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"quote\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mark\"\u003e\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eimprint\u003c\/em\u003e catalogue.\u003c\/q\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOld Town School of Folk Music\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"essay\" style=\"--bg-cream:oklch(0.90 0.025 75)\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"essay-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"essay-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kicker\"\u003eOld Town School of Folk Music · Across the Range\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSheet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003escore\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003emethod, \u003cem\u003ecollection\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheet music and study material across the publisher's editorial focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed in the United States by Hal Leonard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"facts\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"facts-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eActive titles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eLead format\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003eLead Sheets: Mel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eTop series\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eUS distribution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"below-grid-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ka\"\u003eBrowse the current catalogue below\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe current \u003cem\u003eOld Town School of Folk Music\u003c\/em\u003e catalogue —\u003cbr\u003esheet music via \u003cem\u003eHal Leonard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"old-town-school-of-folk-music-songbook-2nd-edition-60th-anniversary-edition","title":"Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook - 2nd Edition — 60th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eChicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, a non-profit organization committed to celebrating American music and global cultures, is the largest community school of the arts in the US. Founded in 1957, the school provides a wide range of music and dance classes, concerts and drop-in workshops to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. This songbook is the current iteration of a tradition going back to the founding of the school. Originally issued to new students, the pages were punched and placed in a binder, so all students could start with the same collection of songs. Each week, students and teaching artists gather to study and share music together, and this songbook is a living and breathing representation of not only the classroom experience but a repository for notes, handouts, sketches and scribbles. This 60th anniversary edition features ancient labors of love, wrought over hundreds of years of anonymous and credited authorship as well as reference materials for every step of your musical journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Town School of Folk Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53472071319870,"sku":"00251191","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1396\/9982\/files\/00251191_Page-1.jpg?v=1778647903"}],"url":"https:\/\/themusiciansclub.net\/collections\/old-town-school-of-folk-music.oembed","provider":"The Musicians Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}