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Author : Jean Ritchie
Release : 1955
Genre : Country musicians
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Book Synopsis Singing Family of the Cumberlands by : Jean Ritchie
Download or read book Singing Family of the Cumberlands written by Jean Ritchie. This book was released on 1955. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of an American folk-singer, who grew up in the Cumberland mountains. With the words and music of many songs.
Author : Jean Ritchie
Release : 1988-08-25
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 866/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Singing Family of the Cumberlands by : Jean Ritchie
Download or read book Singing Family of the Cumberlands written by Jean Ritchie. This book was released on 1988-08-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "singing family" of which Jean Ritchie writes is that of her parents, Balis and Abigail Ritchie, and their fourteen children, all born and reared in Viper, Kentucky, deep in the Cumberland Mountains. Jean, the youngest of the clan, grew up to be a world renowned folksinger. But she was hardly unique in the family. All the Ritchies sang -- when they worked, when they prayed, when they rejoiced, even when tragedy struck. Singing Family of the Cumberlands is both an appealing account of family life and a treasury of American folklore and folksong. In the deceptively simple but picturesque language of rural Kentucky, Jean Ritchie tells of a way of life now nearly vanished and of a gentle, upright people shielded from the outside world by forbidding mountain ranges, preserving the traditions of their forebears. Foremost among those traditions were the British folksongs brought from England by James Ritchie in 1768. Even in a region noted for its wealth of folksongs, the Ritchies' inheritance was exceptional. Forty-two of the family's beloved songs are woven through Jean Ritchie's narrative, complete with words and often musical scores. Each song evokes a memory for Jean -- hoeing corn, stirring off molasses, telling ghost stories, singing a dying baby to its eternal rest. Songs lightened the burden of poverty for the Ritchies and brought them joy and solace. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, Singing Family of the Cumberlands will delight readers in all walks of life.
Author : Jean RITCHIE
Release : 1955
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Book Synopsis Singing Family of the Cumberlands. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. [Reminiscences.]. by : Jean RITCHIE
Download or read book Singing Family of the Cumberlands. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. [Reminiscences.]. written by Jean RITCHIE. This book was released on 1955. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sandra L. Ballard
Release : 2013-07-24
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 586/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Listen Here by : Sandra L. Ballard
Download or read book Listen Here written by Sandra L. Ballard. This book was released on 2013-07-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A comprehensive and unsurpassed anthology of women writers from Appalachia . . . Exceptional in diversity and scope.” —Southern Historian Listen Here: Women Writing in Appalachia is a landmark anthology that brings together the work of 105 Appalachian women writers, including Dorothy Allison, Harriette Simpson Arnow, Annie Dillard, Nikki Giovanni, Denise Giardina, Barbara Kingsolver, Jayne Anne Phillips, Janice Holt Giles, George Ella Lyon, Sharyn McCrumb, and Lee Smith. Editors Sandra L. Ballard and Patricia L. Hudson offer a diverse sampling of time periods and genres, established authors and emerging voices. From regional favorites to national bestsellers, this unprecedented gathering of Appalachian voices displays the remarkable talent of the region’s women writers who’ve made their mark at home and across the globe. “A giant step forward in Appalachian studies for both students and scholars of the region and the general reader . . . Nothing less than a groundbreaking and landmark addition to the national treasury of American literature.” —Bloomsbury Review “A remarkable accomplishment, bringing together the work of 105 female Appalachian writers saying what they want to, and saying it in impressive bodies of literature.” —Lexington Herald-Leader “One of the keenest pleasures in Listen Here lies in its diversity of voices and genres.” —Material Culture “Besides introducing readers to many new voices, the anthology provides a strong counterpart to the stereotype of hillbillies that have cursed the region.” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Full of welcome surprises to those new to this regional literature: specifically, it includes particularly strong selections from children’s fiction and a substantial number of African American writers.” —Choice
Author : Bill C. Malone
Release : 2003-08-01
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 511/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers by : Bill C. Malone
Download or read book Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers written by Bill C. Malone. This book was released on 2003-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this slim, lively book our foremost historian of country music recalls the lost worlds of pioneering fiddlers and pickers, balladeers and yodelers. As he looks at "hillbilly" music's pre-commercial era and its early popular growth through radio and recordings, Bill C. Malone shows us that it was a product not only of the British Isles but of diverse African, German, Spanish, French, and Mexican influences.
