Jeannie Robertson : emergent singer, transformative voice / / James Porter, Herschel Gower

• Autore: Porter James <1937->
• Pubblicazione: Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c1995
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xlvi, 357 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 782.42162/9163/0092
• Soggetto topico: Folk singers - Scotland; Folk singers - Biography - Scotland; Music; Music, Dance, Drama & Film; Music History & Criticism, Instrumental
• Altri autori: GowerHerschel
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index.; Discography: p. 349-351.
• Nota di contenuto: "The bonnie bunch o' roses" : traveller kith and kin -- "The lady o' the lake" : childhood and courtship -- "A gift o' some kind" : Jeemsie, Lizzie, and second sight -- "The flure o' ma family" : Jeemsie -- "Intil the country" : renewal and discovery -- "The pleasure of Scotland" : fame -- "An' nivir sung better" : London and the MBE -- "A fine air and a good story" : aesthetics -- "Farewell to my Jean" : a singer's legacy -- Songs in part II -- About the songs -- Songs of childhood, 1-12 -- Songs of freedom, 13-22 -- Songs of social conflict, 23-32 -- Songs of love affirmed, 33-45 -- The humors of love, 46-55 -- Songs of love's ironies, 56-65 -- Songs of love denied, 66-74 -- Songs of fraught relationships, 75-80.
• Titolo abbreviato (Periodici): JEANNIE ROBERTSON
• Titolo autorizzato: Jeannie Robertson
• ISBN: 0-87049-904-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248015603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Publications of the American Folklore Society. . -New series (Unnumbered); ACLS Humanities E-Book.