Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World /
Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past. The artisans who build banjos for old-time music stand at an unusual crossroads-asked to meet the modern musician's needs while retaining the nostalgic qualities so fundamental to the banjo's sound and mystique. Richard...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Urbana, Illinois :
University of Illinois Press,
2017.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Brief History of the Banjo
- 2 The Old-Time Nation
- 3 God Is in the Details
- 4 An Homage to the Past
- 5 An Apprentice to Ghosts
- 6 The Banjoâ#x80;#x99;s Evolving Story
- Appendix 1. List of Interviewees
- Appendix 2. Banjo Builder Websites
- Notes
- Bibliography