Play of a Fiddle : Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia /

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Play of a Fiddle gives voice to people who steadfastly hold to and build on the folk traditions of their ancestors. While encountering the influences of an increasingly overwhelming popular culture, the men and women in this book follow age-old patterns of folklife and custom, making their own music...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Milnes, Gerald (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Folk music.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Folk music > West Virginia > History and criticism.
West Virginia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Chills of Hilarity; 2. Choking the Goose; 3. The Carpenter Legacy; 4. Upon My Honor
  • 5. Go Ye Forth and Preach the Gospel; 6. Poor Little Omie Wise; 7. Oral Traditions; 8. Black George; 9. Dancin' and Fightin'; 10. Hard Times and Jo-Heads; 11. Hog Harps, Waterswivels, and Fence Scorpions; 12. The Magic String; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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