Minstrel of the Appalachians : The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford

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It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would ""cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song""--His Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress -- but he did much more than acquire songs. He preser...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Loyal, 1928-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1984.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, > 1882-1973.
Folk songs, English.
Folk singers.
Folk music.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Band & Orchestra.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > General.
Chansons folkloriques anglaises > Appalaches (Sud)
Folk songs, English > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Folk music > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Folk singers > Appalachian Region, Southern > Biography.
Southern Appalachian Region.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Mountain Bred; 2. Personal and Vocational Ventures; 3. The Real Calling; 4. Fulfillment; 5. Mostly Personal; 6. Bouquets and Arrows; Bibliography; Appendices; A Lunsford Sampler.

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