Introducing the AO Folk Songs for 2026-2027

 TERM 1

The Bold Grenadier

Home on the Range

The Rising of the Moon 

TERM 2

Skye Boat Song

Uist Tramping Song 

Down by the Salley Gardens 

TERM 3

Sourwood Mountain

Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier 

 A Capital Ship/The Walloping Window Blind

Some of you may remember these songs from the last time we worked our way through the AmblesideOnline cycle of folk songs. But some of them are brand new additions, even for those who have been around for awhile, so please update older schedules you may have printed. 

For selected video links, please visit our Folk Songs page at AmblesideOnline.org. 

We are also featuring each folk song on its very own post here on Archipelago, linked in the list above. These posts will be linked from the AO Folk Songs page, too. This way, when you start preparing to introduce a new song, it will be easy as pie to click straight to that song's blog post. Be sure to check out each song's post for recommended lyrics and recordings, and interesting info about each song.

And Now For A Few Helpful Hints

If you’re new around here (and if so, welcome and we’re so glad you’re here!), please (we beg you!) read/re-read Wendi Capehart’s post Folk Songs: Some Back Story. Then read her brief but terrific introductory comments here, where she shared some of her easy but brilliant ideas for living the folk singing life.

You may also enjoy this essay by Lynn Bruce: Folk Songs, Unplugged. 

And if you’re still not quite sure why we AO folks make such a fuss about singing, please read Folk Songs: Some Real Life Experiences for a hearty dose of encouragement. 

Here's to another great year of singing!