Kentucky Folkmusic

Author : Charles K. Wolfe
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780813187495

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Kentucky Country by Charles K. Wolfe Pdf

Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond. Through personal interviews with many of the living legends of Kentucky music, Charles K. Wolfe illuminates a fascinating and important area of American culture. The list of country music stars who hail from Kentucky is a long and glittering one. Red Foley, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Tom T. Hall, the Judds, Dwight Yaokum, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, John Michael Montgomery, and Keith Whitely—all these and many others have called Kentucky home. Kentucky Country is the story of these stars and dozens more. It is also the story of many Kentucky musicians whose contributions have been little known or appreciated, and of those collectors, promoters, and entrepreneurs who have worked behind the scenes to bring Kentucky music to national attention.

Author : Burt Feintuch
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780813187990

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Kentucky Folkmusic by Burt Feintuch Pdf

In 1899, a fundraising program for Berea College featured a group of students from the mountains of eastern Kentucky singing traditional songs from their homes. The audience was entranced. That small en-counter at the end of the last century lies near the beginning of an unparalleled national—and international—fascination with the indigenous music of a single state. Kentucky has long figured prominently in our national sense of traditional music. Over the years, a diverse group of people—reformers, enthusiasts, the musically literate and the musically illiterate, radicals, liberals, a British gentleman and his woman companion, amateurs, local residents, and academics—have been sufficiently captivated by that music to have devoted considerable energy to harvesting it from its fertile ground, studying its various manifestations, and considering its many performers. Kentucky Folkmusic: An Annotated Bibliography is a guide to the literature of this remarkable music. More than seven hundred entries, each with an evaluative annotation, comprise the largest bibliographic resource for the folkmusic of any state or region in North America. Divided into eight sections, the bibliography covers collections and anthologies; fieldworkers and scholars; singers, musicians, and other performers; text-centered studies; studies of history, context, and style; festivals; dance; and discographies, check-lists, and other reference tools. A subject index, an author index, and an index of periodicals provide access to the materials. From early hymnals and songsters to Kentucky performers of traditional music, the bibliography is a comprehensive guide to music which has for many years been one of the major emblems of American traditional music.

Author : RALPH LEE SMITH
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781609742645

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Folk Songs of Old Kentucky by RALPH LEE SMITH Pdf

This book provides 20 beautiful Anglo-American folk songs, field-collected by two remarkable real-life song catchers, Josephine McGill and Loraine Wyman, in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky in 1914 and 1916. Josephine and Loraine, the latter accompanied by Howard Brockway, a composer and arranger, were among the first persons to search for folk songs in the Southern Appalachians. the musical adventurers traveled hundreds of miles on horseback and on foot through an inaccessible world to which radios, roads and cars had not yet come. They made friends in isolated log cabins, and transcribed some 200 song treasures, some of which they published in complex arrangements in books that are now out of print and rare. This book contains a selection of the songs, presented with simplified musical notation, guitar chords, and dulcimer tablature. It also includes glowing \accounts of their mountain adventures, published by Josephine and Howard in long-forgotten publications; a must for all lovers of American folk music.

Author : Josiah Henry Combs,Hubert G. Shearin
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : EAN:8596547139423

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A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs by Josiah Henry Combs,Hubert G. Shearin Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs" by Josiah Henry Combs, Hubert G. Shearin. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Ronald D. Cohen
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : 0810862026

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A History of Folk Music Festivals in the United States by Ronald D. Cohen Pdf

This book presents a history of folk music festivals in the United States, beginning in the 19th century and ending in the early 21st century. The focus is on the proliferation and diversity of festivals in the 20th century.

Author : Josephine McGill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Folk songs, English
ISBN : OCLC:886632260

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Folk-songs of the Kentucky Mountains by Josephine McGill Pdf

Author : Ronald Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136088988

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Folk Music: The Basics by Ronald Cohen Pdf

Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional collectors; and the advent of professional performers in the twentieth century during the so-called "folk revival." The two sides of the folk tradition will be examined--both as popular and commercial expressions. Folk Music: The Basics serves as an excellent introduction to the players, the music, and the styles that make folk music an enduring and well-loved musical style. Throughout, sidebars offer studies of key folk performers, record labels, and related issues to place the general discussion in context.

Author : Jean Ritchie
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997-03-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 0813109272

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Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as Sung by Jean Ritchie by Jean Ritchie Pdf

This new edition has faithfully retained all seventy-seven line scores of the songs and added four new ones, Loving Hannah, Lovin' Henry, Her Mantle So Green, and The Reckless and Rambling Boy. The original headnotes and photographs tell the history of the song as well as how it became a part of the family's life. Chords are indicated for accompaniment; however, music notation and the printed word can present only a reasonable facsimile of any actual song.

Author : Josephine McGill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Music
ISBN : PSU:000006278403

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Folk-Songs of the Kentucky Mountains by Josephine McGill Pdf

Author : Nora Dixon McGee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Composers
ISBN : NYPL:33433056651247

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Kentucky Composers and Compilers of Folk Music, Native and Adopted by Nora Dixon McGee Pdf

Author : David Dicaire
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786457373

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The Early Years of Folk Music by David Dicaire Pdf

This history of folk music looks at musicians, collectors and other figures from around the world. The book presents an overview of international folk roots and shows the contributions of the artists and the evolution of folk music as a force for political and social change. Profiles of Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie and others show how the stage was set for the American folk revival of the 1960s.

Author : Norm Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317333913

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Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music by Norm Cohen Pdf

Filling a gap in the sound recordings of traditional Anglo-American folk music this volume covers both vocal and instrumental material from the 1920s to the 1990s. The listings have also been limited to performers native to the tradition rather than "revival" performers. The album selection is grouped into field recordings and commercial (pre-1942) recordings, with subdivisions into individual recordings or anthologies. The discography not only reflects its author’s in-depth knowledge of Anglo-American folk music’s historical development but charts a valuable step forward in the evaluation, as well as select lissting, of available sound recordings.

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780635085931

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The BIG Kentucky Reproducible Activity Book by Carole Marsh Pdf

The Big Kentucky Activity Book! 100+ activities, from Kindergarten-easy to Fourth/Fifth-challenging! This big activity book has a wide range of reproducible activities including coloring, dot-to-dot, mazes, matching, word search, and many other creative activities that will entice any student to learn more about Kentucky. Activities touch on history, geography, people, places, fictional characters, animals, holidays, festivals, legends, lore, and more.

Author : Jason Howard
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813140599

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A Few Honest Words by Jason Howard Pdf

“This book’s combination of interviews and history makes for an entertaining study of the heart of American roots music.” —Library Journal In industry circles, musicians from Kentucky are known to possess an enviable pedigree—a lineage as prized as the bloodline of any bluegrass-raised Thoroughbred. With native sons and daughters like Naomi and Wynonna Judd, Loretta Lynn, the Everly Brothers, Joan Osborne, and Merle Travis, it’s no wonder that the state is most often associated with folk, country, and bluegrass music. But Kentucky’s contribution to American music is much broader: It’s the rich and resonant cello of Ben Sollee, the velvet crooning of jazz great Helen Humes, and the famed vibraphone of Lionel Hampton. It’s exemplified by hip-hop artists like the Nappy Roots and indie folk rockers like the Watson Twins. It goes beyond the hallowed mandolin of Bill Monroe and banjo of the Osborne Brothers to encompass the genres of blues, jazz, rock, gospel, and hip-hop. A Few Honest Words explores how Kentucky’s landscape, culture, and traditions have influenced notable contemporary musicians. Featuring intimate interviews with household names (Naomi Judd, Joan Osborne, and Dwight Yoakam), emerging artists, and local musicians, Jason Howard’s rich and detailed profiles reveal the importance of the state and the Appalachian region to the creation and performance of music in America. “Skillfully documents a new era of Kentucky roots music. His book deserves a place in the history of American song.” —The Courier-Journal

Author : Ricky Skaggs
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062092434

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Kentucky Traveler by Ricky Skaggs Pdf

In Kentucky Traveler, Ricky Skaggs, the music legend who revived modern bluegrass music, gives a warm, honest, one-of-a-kind memoir of forty years in music—along with the Ten Commandments of Bluegrass, as handed down by Ricky’s mentor Bill Monroe; the Essential Guide to Bedrock Country Songs, a lovingly compiled walk through the songs that have moved Skaggs the most throughout his life; Songs the Lord Taught Us, a primer on Skaggs’s most essential gospel songs; and a bevy of personal snapshots of his musical heroes. For readers of Johnny Cash’s autobiography, lovers of O Brother Where Art Thou, and fans of country music and bluegrass, Kentucky Traveler is a priceless look at America’s most cherished and vibrant musical tradition through the eyes of someone who has lived it.