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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828655203321

Autore

Ledgin Stephanie P

Titolo

Homegrown music : discovering bluegrass / / Stephanie P. Ledgin ; foreword by Ricky Skaggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2004

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-66614-8

1-280-46958-7

9780313052050

9786610469581

0-313-05205-0

Edizione

[1st Illinois ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Music in American life

Disciplina

781.642/09

Soggetti

Bluegrass music - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-164), videography (p. [125]-137), and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: O Bluegrass, Where Art Thou?; Chapter 1 Homegrown Music: What Is Bluegrass?; Chapter 2 The Evolution of Bluegrass: A Mosaic of Influences; Chapter 3 Banjo Meets the High Lonesome Sound; Chapter 4 Bluegrass Bends and Blends; Chapter 5 Fiddling to Flatpicking; Chapter 6 Songs of Love, Death, Faith, and Family; A photo essay; Chapter 7 Popular Culture: Got Bluegrass?; Chapter 8 The International Language of Bluegrass; Chapter 9 Up Close: Concerts, Festivals, and Parking Lot Pickin'; Chapter 10 Pick It Up, Pass It On!

Chapter 11 On the HorizonChapter 12 Down the Road: Continuing the Tradition; Afterword: Rediscovering Bluegrass; Twenty-Five Recordings to Jump-Start Your Collection ... Plus a Random Sampling of Videos; Where to from Here: Suggested Resources; Selected Works Consulted; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Offers a unique and informative background for readers who want to explore the multifaceted history of bluegrass music and its current popularity.