I wonder as I wander : the life of John Jacob Niles /
Louisville native John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians. As a composer and balladeer, Niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. At the age of sixteen Niles wrote one of his most...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Overture : sunrise in Clark County
- The families gather at the river
- The move to rural Jefferson County
- Independence and adventure
- Jack Niles goes off to war
- Life after the war
- Creating a life in the Big Apple
- Kerby and Niles present folk music on the concert stage
- Doris Ulmann
- Transitions and new beginnings
- Life in Lexington
- Settled in Kentucky
- Dean of American balladeers
- Consolidation of a life in music
- Do not go gentle
- Coda.