From her unique standpoint as singer-songwriter-scholar, Polly Paulusma examines the influences of Carter's 1960s folk singing, unknown until now, on her prose writing.
Examining the ways in which the BBC constructed and disseminated British national identity during the second quarter of the twentieth century, this book is the first study that focuses in a comprehensive way on how the BBC, through its radio programs, tried to represent what it meant to be British.
'Shirley is a time traveller, a conduit for essential human aches, one of the greatest artists who ever lived' Stewart Lee'Without doubt one of England's greatest cultural treasures' Billy BraggIn America Over the Water, celebrated English folksinger Shirley Collins offers an affecting account of her year-long stint as assistant to legendary musical historian and folklorist Alan Lomax.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Orchesterinstrumente und erleben Sie eine Reise durch Jahrhunderte musikalischer Entwicklung und kultureller Vielfalt.
This is the combined life story of Mick Foster and Tony Allen, revealing how these most unlikely of stars toured the world and entered the record books.
The expression laissez les bons temps rouler-"e;let the good times roll"e;-conveys the sense of exuberance and good times associated with southern Louisiana's vibrant cultural milieu.
Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of ragtime music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.
Country music boasts a long tradition of rich, contradictory gender dynamics, creating a world where Kitty Wells could play the demure housewife and the honky-tonk angel simultaneously, Dolly Parton could move from traditionalist "e;girl singer"e; to outspoken trans rights advocate, and current radio playlists can alternate between the reckless masculinity of bro-country and the adolescent girlishness of Taylor Swift.
Time Must-Read Books of 2024Independent Best Non-Fiction Books 2024Mojo Books of the Year 2024"e;A vibrant, multifaceted portrait of a music enigma"e; Guardian"e;A powerful portrait"e; Irish Independent"e;Displays a bracing rigour and an exhilarating curiosity about its subject, coming closer than most to catching up with Mitchell on her lonely road"e; TimesCelebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni MitchellWhat you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, nation building and identity construction in the post-socialist region have been the subject of extensive academic research.
The purpose of this book is to present a survey of Jewish music to illuminate its special role as a mirror of history, tradition, and cultural heritage.
Disillusioned with business at age 50, the author found himself irresistibly drawn to the joy and sense of community that music had first brought to his youth.
The Power of Song shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved independence in the Baltic Singing Revolution.
This book examines the community-based learning and teaching of 'traditional' music in contemporary Scotland, with implications for transnational theoretical issues.
This collection contains 40 well-known children's songs in attractive arrangements for 1-2 voices with easy-to-play piano accompaniments and guitar chords.
In 1946, Harry Choates, a Cajun fiddle virtuoso, changed the course of American musical history when his recording of the so-called Cajun national anthem "e;Jole Blon"e; reached number four on the national Billboard charts.
This book provides a practical introduction to researching and performing early Anglo-American secular music and dance with attention to their place in society.
Disaster Songs as Intangible Memorials in Atlantic Canada draws on a collection of over 600 songs relating to Atlantic Canadian disasters from 1891 up until the present and describes the characteristics that define them as intangible memorials.
This interdisciplinary volume enters the scholarly conversation about Bruce Springsteen at the moment when he has reinforced his status of global superstar and achieved the status of social critic.
Ballads offer one of the most fascinating and revealing records of humankindour deepest feelings and most profound experiences, our laughter and joys, our troubles and sorrows.
When Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he dreamed of inspiring a "e;race of singers"e; who would celebrate the working class and realize the promise of American democracy.
Elizabeth Stewart is a highly acclaimed singer, pianist, and accordionist whose reputation has spread widely not only as an outstanding musician but as the principal inheritor and advocate of her family and their music.
Winner of the 2019 Vasiliki Karagiannaki Prize for the Best Edited Volume in Modern Greek StudiesContributions by Tina Bucuvalas, Anna Caraveli, Aydin Chaloupka, Sotirios (Sam) Chianis, Frank Desby, Stavros K.
En el volumen final de una larga historia de la música popular chilena del siglo XX, Juan Pablo González termina como solista un proyecto iniciado como dúo y luego como trío.
Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for ExcellenceBest Research in Record Labels-Certificate of Merit (2012)The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built is the first book entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century.
