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, and sources. It was compiled by Annie Patterson and Peter Blood and released in 2016 by

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Work began on a sequel in 1998, ten years after the original book was published by ''

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was a member of the initial song selection committee. He originally proposed to Blood and Patterson that they take the new book to

, when it became clear that ''Sing Out!'' would be unable to complete the project. ''Rise Again'' was compiled by volunteers, much like ''

'' and its predecessor ''Winds of the People''. Music experts weighed in on particular genres including

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(for English traditional songs), Joe Offer (a moderator of the

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), and Johanna Halbeisen (curator of the New Song Library). As an aid to learning the melodies in the book, links to YouTube recordings of all 1200 songs in ''Rise Again'' can be found on Patterson and Blood's website.

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, who wrote the introduction to ''

'', also wrote the preface to ''Rise Again'' a year before he died.

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wrote the foreword. The cover illustration is by

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and the banner illustrations at the beginning of each chapter are the book's co-editor Annie Patterson. Interior chapter drawings are by Patterson, Meghan Merker (who was the main illustrator for ''Sing Out!'' Magazine for over 30 years) or by Mona Shiber. ''Rise Again'' contains words and chords to 1200 songs. There is no overlap with the songs in ''

''. As in ''Rise Up Singing'', chords are written out under the first verse, the chorus and any other section of the song (i.e. bridge). Music is included only for rounds. ''Rise Again'' includes three indices - by recording artist, by culture and special genres, and by title. Songs are grouped into 39 chapters by song genre or subject matter. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, as are songs within chapters. While some chapters have the same titles as in ''

'', the new songbook has a number of new song genre chapters reflecting the inclusion of more songs from genres other than

. Additional chapters include

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, early rock & roll,

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, and other US rock (including a chapter focusing on "

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" popular songs written since 1995). The book is available in spiral-bound and paperback versions. It is available in both 7 1/2"x10" and a larger 9"x12" format.

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The Music Box Online Song Database
provides links to Wikipedia articles (where available) on hundreds of the songs included in ''Rise Again''. Folk music publications Song books 2016 books Sing-along

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