Description |
1 online resource (vii, 237 pages) |
Series |
American folk music and musicians series ; no. 15 |
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American folk music and musicians ; no. 15.
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Contents |
Ballad collecting : impetus and impact / Scott B. Spencer -- Franz Boas, the phonograph, and the Columbia School / Erika Brady -- Ballad collectors in the Ozarks / Norm Cohen -- Songcatchers in the West : cowboy songs ; Songcatchers in the West, other traditions / Guy Logsdon -- Folk song collectors in the Midwest / James P. Leary -- Ballad collectors in the Northeast / Nancy-Jean Ballard Seigel -- Four songcatchers in eastern Canada / Sheldon Posen -- The Lomaxes / Matt Barton -- Robert Winslow Gordon / Paul Stamler -- Collecting occupational songs / Dan Milner -- Commodification and revival / Paul Stamler |
Summary |
Both biographical and topical, The Ballad Collectors of North America chronicles those individuals most influential in the gathering of North American folksongs and investigates the two leading schools of thought regarding the collection process, the le |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Folk music -- Collectors and collecting -- United States
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Ballads, English -- United States -- History and criticism
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Folk music -- United States -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- General.
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Ballads, English
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Folk music
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Folk music -- Collectors and collecting
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Spencer, Scott B., 1970-
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LC no. |
2021698136 |
ISBN |
9780810881563 |
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081088156X |
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1283362139 |
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9781283362139 |
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9786613362131 |
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6613362131 |
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