Minstrel of the Appalachians : the story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford / / Loyal Jones ; music transcribed by John M. Forbes

• Autore: Jones Loyal <1928->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002; ©1984
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 784.4/924
• Soggetto topico: Folk singers - Appalachian Region, Southern; Folk music - Appalachian Region, Southern; Folk songs, English - Appalachian Region, Southern
• Persona (resp. second.): ForbesJohn M.
• Note generali: "A compilation of Lunsford's music" (unacc. or melodies with chord symbols): p. [191]-249.; Originally published: Boone, N.C. : Appalachian Consortium Press, c1984. With new introd.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Mountain Bred; 2. Personal and Vocational Ventures; 3. The Real Calling; 4. Fulfillment; 5. Mostly Personal; 6. Bouquets and Arrows; Bibliography; Appendices; A Lunsford Sampler
• Sommario/riassunto: It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would ""cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song"" -- his Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress -- but he did much more than acquire songs. He preserved and promoted the Appalachian mountain tradition for generations of people, founding in 1928 the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, an annual event that has shaped America's festival movement. Loyal Jones pens a lively biography of a man considered to be Appalachian music royalty. He al
• Titolo autorizzato: Minstrel of the Appalachians
• ISBN: 0-8131-8424-X; 0-8131-4882-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826703303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II