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Polkabilly : how the Goose Island Ramblers redefined American folk music /
A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants, polkabilly has enthralled American musicians and dancers since the mid-19th century. From West Virginia coal camps and east Texas farms to the Canadian prairies and America's...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | American musicspheres.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants, polkabilly has enthralled American musicians and dancers since the mid-19th century. From West Virginia coal camps and east Texas farms to the Canadian prairies and America's Upper Midwest, scores of groups have wed squeezeboxes with string bands, hoe downs with hambos, and sentimental Southern balladry with comic "up north" broken-English comedy, to create a new and uniquely American sound. The Goose Island Ramblers played as a house band for a local tavern in Mad |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (259 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195349719 0195349717 |