Traditional and folk music

A compelling account of the role of Fado and the fadista in Portuguese film and the wider culture.

The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art.

Environmental sustainability and human cultural sustainability are inextricably linked.

Much has been written about the songs gathered in North America in the first half of the 20th century.

In recent years, there has been an upsurge in interest in "e;roots music"e; and "e;world music,"e; popular forms that fuse contemporary sounds with traditional vernacular styles.

While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be?

Nathan Carter has become Ireland's biggest country music star.

In 1956 Harry Belafonte's Calypso became the first LP to sell more than a million copies.

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.

The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art.

Originally published in 1977.

Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past.

Arlo Guthrie, the son of America's legendary dust bowl troubadour Woody Guthrie and Martha Graham dancer Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, was reared in the rarefied atmosphere of New York City's remnant Old Left culture, a period that brought together art, political action, and folk music.

Ethnomusicological fieldwork has significantly changed since the end of the the 20th century.

A musical life as glorious metaphor for Florida's cultural landscape This biography of 97-year-old Richard Seaman, who grew up in Kissimmee Park, Florida, relies on oral history and folklore research to define the place of musicianship and storytelling in the state's history from one artist's perspective.

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.

Native American drumming and chant; Czech and German polka; country fiddling; African American spirituals, blues and jazz; cowboy songs; Mexican corridos; zydeco; and the sounds of a Cambodian New Year's celebration all are part of the amazing cultural patchwork of traditional music in Texas.

Arlo Guthrie, the son of America's legendary dust bowl troubadour Woody Guthrie and Martha Graham dancer Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, was reared in the rarefied atmosphere of New York City's remnant Old Left culture, a period that brought together art, political action, and folk music.

The Depression brought unprecedented changes for American workers and organized labor.

When George Jones recorded "e;He Stopped Loving Her Today"e; more than thirty years ago, he was a walking disaster.

A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants, polkabilly has enthralled American musicians and dancers since the mid-19th century.

Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century.

The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad.

Originally published in 1982.

Islands are concentrated "e;instances"e; of place, in every sense of the term.

An intimate collection of fond memories, personal letters, good songs, and bad jokes from a true American legend.

Jozef Kozlowski war mehr als nur ein außergewöhnliches musikalisches Talent – er war ein Visionär, dessen Werke die europäische Musikszene tiefgreifend veränderten.

Building on his 2006 book, Which Side Are You On?

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When he emerged from the nightclubs of Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan was often identified as a "e;protest"e; singer.

On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash (1932-2003) took the stage at Folsom Prison in California.

DAS GROßE KLAVIERBUCH mit 34 der schönsten und bekanntesten Kinderliederhits von Detlev Jöcker.

A fantastic collection of 6 Tuscan folk songs originally published in 1886.

Folk songs are short stories from the souls of common people.

A fantastic collection of classic Creole folk songs originally published in 1921.

Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together.

From Ani DiFranco to Bob Dylan to Woodie Guthrie, American folk music comprises a truly diverse and rich tradition-one that's almost impossible to define in broad terms.

"e;The Besom Maker and Other Country Folk Songs"e; is a collection of traditional English countryside songs first published in 1888.

First published in 1911, this vintage book contains a complete guide to learning and mastering fore-arm rotation for piano playing, by Tobias Matthay.

Florida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for Florida NonfictionFlorida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau AwardBeloved raconteur, environmentalist, and down-home philosopher, Gamble Rogers (1937 1991) ushered in a renaissance of folk music to a place and time that desperately needed it.

A vivid, first-hand account of the tension and excitement of flying missions over Nazi GermanyThe British and American bomber crews of the Second World War often had to endure the most terrifying conditions.

Rachel Allen, the face of real Irish cooking, shares the authentic Irish recipes that bring her family and friends racing to the table.

Sound Relations delves into histories of Inuit musical life in Alaska to register the significance of sound as integral to self-determination and sovereignty.