Author: Ron Yule
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604732962
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Louisiana Fiddlers shines light on sixty-two of the bayou state's most accomplished fiddlers of the twentieth century. Author Ron Yule outlines the lives and times of these performers, who represent a multitude of fiddling styles including Cajun, country, western swing, zydeco, bluegrass, Irish, contest fiddling, and blues.Featuring over 150 photographs, this volume provides insight into the fiddlin' grounds of Louisiana. Yule chronicles the musicians' varied appearances from the stage of the Louisiana Hayride, honky tonks, dancehalls, house dances, radio and television, and festivals, to the front porch and other more casual venues. The brief sketches include observations on musical travels, recordings, and family history.Nationally acclaimed fiddlers Harry Choates, Dewey Balfa, Dennis McGee, Michael Doucet, Rufus Thibodeaux, and Hadley Castille share space with relatively unknown masters such as Mastern Brack, Cheese Read, John W. Daniel, and Fred Beavers. Each player has helped shape the region's rich musical tradition.
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 0671878662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
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Running the gamut from her beloved Bardic fantasies to urban fantasy set in the modern world; from science fiction adventure to chilling horror, this is a volume that demonstrates the wide range of this author's talent. It is a feast for the multitudes of Lackey fans everywhere--and for new readers, a powerful introduction to the most significant new fantasy writer of the decade.
Author: Kristofer Janson
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Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Author: May Justus
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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A collection of nonsense rhymes, riddles, and games that the author learned while growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Author: Ryan J. Thomson
Publisher: Captain Fiddle Publications
ISBN: 9780931877001
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Includes a wealth of fiddling lore and illustrations; a guide to buying a fiddle and bow; tips on learning and playing the fiddle; over 800 listings of books, records, fiddling and bluegrass organizations, fiddling schools and camps, violin making supplies, films, etc.; information about fiddle contests.
Author: Chris Goertzen
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604733314
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together. Chris Goertzen studies this change and what it means for audiences, musicians, traditions, and the future of southern fiddle music. Goertzen traces fiddling and fiddle contests from mid-eighteenth-century Scotland to the modern United States. He takes the reader on journeys to the important large contests, such as those in Hallettville, Texas; Galax, Virginia; Weiser, Idaho; and to smaller ones, including his favorite in Athens, Alabama. He reveals what happens on stage and during such off-stage activities as camping, jamming, and socializing, which many fiddlers consider much more important than the competition. Through multiple interviews, Goertzen also reveals the fiddlers' lives as told in their own words. The reader learns how and in what environments these fiddlers started playing, where they perform today, how they teach, what they think of contests, and what values they believe fiddling supports. Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests shows how such contests have become living embodiments of American nostalgia.
Author: Padraic Colum
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Category : Folk festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 178863960X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 525
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One woman’s near tragedy propels this compelling, touching, and powerful Welsh family saga from the bestselling author of Spinner’s Wharf. The Llywelyn family’s livelihood largely depends on the ferry, run by Siona Llywelyn, the kindly yet rugged head of the family. The family is large but close knit, held together by their mother Emily—a hard-working woman made old before her time having borne seven sons, and now with child once again. As the boys grow into young men, tensions flare in the family unit, made worse by a web of rivalries and ambitions. When a death shocks the family to its core, it will take the intervention of a special person to remind them of what they have lost. Praise for the writing of Iris Gower “Iris Gower writes with warmth and fluency.” —The Yorkshire Post “A series well worth watching.” —Publishing News “An atmospheric, compassionate tale.” —Daily Post “Packed with action, drama and tragedy.” —South Wales Evening Post
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387005849
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
