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A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles bri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Folk songs, English.
Folk music.
Ballads, English.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Folk & Traditional.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Band & Orchestra.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > General.
Chansons folkloriques anglaises > États-Unis (Sud)
Ballades anglaises > États-Unis (Sud)
Folk songs, English > Southern States.
Folk music > Southern States.
Ballads, English > Southern States.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for America.
Item Description:C. The Fine Lady Gay.
Physical Description:1 online resource (400 pages).
ISBN:9780813157849

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