Musical Instruments Of The Southern Appalachian Mountains
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Musical Instruments Of The Southern Appalachian Mountains
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Author : John Rice Irwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Musical Instruments Of The Southern Appalachian Mountains written by John Rice Irwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with categories.
Musical Instruments Of The Southern Appalachian Mountains
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Author : John Rice Irwin
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Release Date : 1979
Musical Instruments Of The Southern Appalachian Mountains written by John Rice Irwin and has been published by Schiffer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Music categories.
Brings to life the distinctive "bluegrass" music made for hundreds of years with dulcimers, violins, jew harps, mouth bows, and such from the Appalachian mountain areas.
Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions
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Author : Ralph Lee Smith
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2010-03-19
Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions written by Ralph Lee Smith and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-19 with Music categories.
The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art. Homemade and handmade, played by people with no formal knowledge of music, this beautiful instrument entered the post-World-War-II Folk Revival with virtually no written record. Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions tells the fascinating story of the effort to recover the instrument's lost history through fieldwork in the Southern mountains, finding of old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. After reviewing the instrument's distinctive musical features, Ralph Lee Smith presents the dulcimer's story chronologically, tracing its roots in a Renaissance German instrument, the scheitholt; describing the early history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer in America; and outlining the development of distinctive dulcimer styles in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. The story continues into the 20th Century, through the final group of tradition-based Appalachian makers whose work flowed into the national scene of the Folk Revival. This fully revised edition provides expanded information about the history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer before the Civil War and discusses traditions and types that are still being discovered and documented. Smith also adds his personal adventures in searching for the dulcimer's history. A new final chapter describes types and styles that do not fit conveniently into the mainstream development of the instrument. The book concludes with several appendixes, including measurements of representative dulcimers and listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress.
Wayfaring Strangers
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Author : Fiona Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2014-09-29
Wayfaring Strangers written by Fiona Ritchie and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-29 with Music categories.
Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in the United States. Many of these Scots-Irish immigrants made their way into the mountains of the southern Appalachian region. They brought with them a wealth of traditional ballads and tunes from the British Isles and Ireland, a carrying stream that merged with sounds and songs of English, German, Welsh, African American, French, and Cherokee origin. Their enduring legacy of music flows today from Appalachia back to Ireland and Scotland and around the globe. In Wayfaring Strangers, Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr guide readers on a musical voyage across oceans, linking people and songs through centuries of adaptation and change. From ancient ballads at the heart of the tradition to instruments that express this dynamic music, Ritchie and Orr chronicle the details of an epic journey. Enriched by the insights of key contributors to the living tradition on both sides of the Atlantic, this abundantly illustrated volume includes a CD featuring 20 songs by musicians profiled in the book, including Dolly Parton, Dougie MacLean, Cara Dillon, John Doyle, Pete Seeger, Sheila Kay Adams, Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson, David Holt, Anais Mitchell, Al Petteway, and Amy White. In 2017, noted Scottish musician Phil Cunningham followed this musical migration for the acclaimed BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger" to which the authors contributed. In the pages of this book, tv viewers will enjoy re-visiting the people and places they loved on screen.
A Handbook To Appalachia
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Author : Grace Toney Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2006
A Handbook To Appalachia written by Grace Toney Edwards and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
A Handbook to Appalachia provides a clear, concise first step toward understanding the expanding field of Appalachian studies, from the history of the area to its sometimes conflicted image, from its music and folklore to its outstanding literature. Also includes information on African Americans, Asheville, (North Carolina), ballads, baskets, bluegrass music, blues music, Cherokee Indians, Cincinnati (Ohio), Churches, Civil War, coal, cultural diversity, death, folk culture, food, Georgia, health, immigration, industry, Irish, Kentucky, Midwest, migration, Melungeons, Native Americans, North Carolina, out-migration, politics, population, poverty, Radford University, schools, Scotch-Irish, Scotland, South Carolina, storytelling, strip mining, Tennessee, Ulster Scots, Virginia, West Virginia, Women, etc.
An Introduction To Appalachian Music Crafts
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Author : Stephen Wishnevsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-11-28
An Introduction To Appalachian Music Crafts written by Stephen Wishnevsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-28 with categories.
A quirky and personal look at an alternative to Aristocratic Lutherie. Appalachian people made music and musical instruments from what came to hand, "Make do or do without." With an illustrated guide to making a guitar. Proceeds from this book will go towards establishing an Academy of Appalachian Music Crafts
The Southern Appalachian Region
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Author : Thomas R. Ford
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-07-15
The Southern Appalachian Region written by Thomas R. Ford and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Social Science categories.
The Southern Appalachian Region is the largest American "problem area" -- an area whose participation in the economic growth of the nation has not been sufficient to relieve the chronic poverty of its people. The existence of the problem was recognized a generation ago, but in the past decade the resistance of such areas to economic advance has acquired a more urgent significance in American thought. In 1958, a group of scholars undertook to make a new survey of the Southern Appalachian Region. Aided by grants from the Ford Foundation ultimately amounting to $250,000, they set out to analyze the direction and extent of the changes which had taken place since the last survey (in1935), to define the problem in terms of the present situation, and -- if possible -- to arrive at recommendations for action which might enable the leaders of the Region and the nation to attack the problem with practical measures. In this volume are presented their comprehensive reports on the Region's population, its economy, its institutions, and its culture. The problems defined by this survey are a challenge to the whole nation, for the consequences of success or failure in solving them will not be limited to the Southern Appalachian Region.
Appalachian Folkways
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Author : John B. Rehder
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2004-07-12
Appalachian Folkways written by John B. Rehder and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-12 with Architecture categories.
Winner of the Kniffen Award and an Honorable Mention from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards in Sociology and Anthropology Appalachia may be the most mythologized and misunderstood place in America, its way of life and inhabitants both caricatured and celebrated in the mainstream media. Over generations, though, the families living in the mountainous region stretching from West Virginia to northeastern Alabama have forged one of the country's richest and most distinctive cultures, encompassing music, food, architecture, customs, and language. In Appalachian Folkways, geographer John Rehder offers an engaging and enlightening account of southern Appalachia and its cultural milieu that is at once sweeping and intimate. From architecture and traditional livelihoods to beliefs and art, Rehder, who has spent thirty years studying the region, offers a nuanced depiction of southern Appalachia's social and cultural identity. The book opens with an expert consideration of the southern Appalachian landscape, defined by mountains, rocky soil, thick forests, and plentiful streams. While these features have shaped the inhabitants of the region, Rehder notes, Appalachians have also shaped their environment, and he goes on to explore the human influence on the landscape. From physical geography, the book moves to settlement patterns, describing the Indian tribes that flourished before European settlement and the successive waves of migration that brought Melungeon, Scotch-Irish, English, and German settlers to the region, along with the cultural contributions each made to what became a distinct Appalachian culture. Next focusing on the folk culture of Appalachia, Rehder details such cultural expressions as architecture and landscape design; traditional and more recent ways of making a living, both legal and illegal; foodstuffs and cooking techniques; folk remedies and belief systems; music, art, and the folk festivals that today attract visitors from around the world; and the region's dialect. With its broad scope and deep research, Appalachian Folkways accurately and evocatively chronicles a way of life that is fast disappearing.
Library Of Congress Subject Headings
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Author : Library of Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Library Of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Subject headings, Library of Congress categories.
Appalachian Mountain Songs And Other American Folksongs
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2021-06-28
Appalachian Mountain Songs And Other American Folksongs written by Various and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-28 with Music categories.
This vintage book contains a collection of Appalachian songs complete with lyrics and musical scores. Appalachian music refers to music from the Appalachia region of the Eastern United States. Deriving from various European and African influences, it was a key influence on early Old-time music, country music, and bluegrass, and had a significant influential on the American folk music revival during the 1960s. Contents include: “The Battle of Jericho”, “Little Innocent Lamb”, “Humble”, “De Animals A-comin'”, “Sister Mary Wore Three Lengths of Chain”, “Keep in the Middle of the Road”, “Roll, Jordon, Roll”, “Ol' Ark's A-movin'”, “Steel Away”, “I Got Shoes”, “Ready When He Comes”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.