Folk & traditional music

Paperback. Editor(s): Post, Jennifer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .

Paperback. The history of Irish traditional music, song and dance from the mythological harp of the Dagda to Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and beyond. Featuring the traditions finest musicians and international names. Series: Pocket Books. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129. .

In Victorian times, England was famously dubbed <i> the land without music</i> - but one of the great musical discoveries of the early twentieth century was that England had a vital heritage of folk song and music which was easily good enough to stand comparison with those of other parts of Britain and overseas. Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, and a number of other enthusiasts gathered a huge harvest of songs and tunes which we can study and enjoy at our leisure.

But after over a century of collection and discussion, publication and performance, there are still many things we dont know about traditional song - Where did the songs come from Who sang them, where, when and why What part did singing play in the lives of the communities in which the songs thrived More importantly, have the pioneer collectors restricted definitions and narrow focus hindered or helped our understanding

This is the first book for many years to investigate the wider social history of traditional song in England, and draws on a wide range of sources to answer these questions and many more.

In Victorian times, England was famously dubbed <i> the land without music</i> - but one of the great musical discoveries of the early twentieth century was that England had a vital heritage of folk song and music which was easily good enough to stand comparison with those of other parts of Britain and overseas. Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, and a number of other enthusiasts gathered a huge harvest of songs and tunes which we can study and enjoy at our leisure.

But after over a century of collection and discussion, publication and performance, there are still many things we dont know about traditional song - Where did the songs come from Who sang them, where, when and why What part did singing play in the lives of the communities in which the songs thrived More importantly, have the pioneer collectors restricted definitions and narrow focus hindered or helped our understanding

This is the first book for many years to investigate the wider social history of traditional song in England, and draws on a wide range of sources to answer these questions and many more.

The first book-length history of an essential American music festival

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.

Paperback. The first book-length history of an essential American music festival Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBER; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .

Roots Music in America

Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost is neither a gushing tribute nor a stale chronicle. Rather, its a painstakingly human account of the Rust Belt-reared musician Jason Molina: A visionary, prolific and cantankerous singer-songwriter with an untrained singing style that cuts straight to the gut.

Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost is neither a gushing tribute nor a stale chronicle. Rather, its a painstakingly human account of the Rust Belt-reared musician Jason Molina: A visionary, prolific and cantankerous singer-songwriter with an untrained singing style that cuts straight to the gut.

Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost is neither a gushing tribute nor a stale chronicle. Rather, its a painstakingly human account of the Rust Belt-reared musician Jason Molina: A visionary, prolific and cantankerous singer-songwriter with an untrained singing style that cuts straight to the gut.

The history of Irish traditional music, song and dance from the mythological harp of the Dagda to Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and beyond. Featuring the traditions finest musicians and international names.

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