Making music : the banjo in a southern Appalachian county /

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"The banjo has been emblematic of the southern Appalachian Mountains since the late twentieth century. Making Music: The Banjo in a Southern Appalachian County takes a close look at the instrument and banjo players in Haywood County, North Carolina. Author William C. Allsbrook Jr., MD, presents...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Allsbrook, William C., Jr (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2023]
Series:American made music series.
Subjects:
Banjo music > Appalachian Region, Southern > History and criticism.
Banjoists > Appalachian Region, Southern > Interviews.
Banjo > History.
Oral history > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Banjo, Musique de > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
Banjoïstes > Appalaches (Sud) > Entretiens.
Banjo > Histoire.
Histoire orale > Appalaches (Sud)
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass
Banjo
Banjo music
Banjoists
Oral history
Southern Appalachian Region
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Interviews
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Overview of banjo history
  • Chapter 2: The banjo in Haywood County
  • Chapter 3: The banjo players
  • Chapter 4: "Making music"
  • Chapter 5: Earliest memories of music
  • Chapter 6: Earliest memories of the banjo
  • Chapter 7: The appeal of the banjo
  • Chapter 8: Beginning to learn to play the banjo
  • Chapter 9: Practice
  • Chapter 10: What does it feel like?
  • Chapter 11: What has the banjo meant to me?
  • Chapter 12: The bands, the people, the places, the events
  • Chapter 13: Three journeys
  • Chapter 14: The future
  • In conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Additional demographics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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