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"This book is, in a sense, a folk history of the music cultures of this area, and one full of rich detail and cultural surprises." --Charles K. WolfeThe bi-state Upper Cumberland region--as discussed in William Lynwood Montell's new book, Grassroots in the Upper Cumberland--includes eight counties in Tennessee (Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, and Putnam) and eight counties in Kentucky (Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne). It is an area uniquely rich in traditional music. The importance of family ties and a deeply ingrained sense of community led to the flourishing of a distinct musical legacy from the 1700s up to the present day. In this pathbreaking study of a region's music, William Lynwood Montell brings together an enormous trove of information about the folk practices, the transmission of musical skill and style, and the influence of traditional music on popular music (and vice-versa). Written by experts on the individual counties, each chapter focuses on one county and contextualizes its music within the broader musical legacy of the region. The result is a comprehensive look at the full musical spectrum of this area that avoids the often scattershot approach of statewide studies of music. As the book moves from county to county, the reader encounters a rich, living tradition of music.While the region's music is distinctive, it is nothing if not diverse, and various authors cover a variety of musical styles: English ballads, gospel, bluegrass, modern country, and even rock 'n' roll all find their unique expression in the musical mosaic of the Upper Cumberland. Among the many notable musicians from the region who come under close scrutiny are Archie Lee, Richard "Blind Dick" Burnett, Finley "Red" Belcher, Blake Williams, Lester Flatt, Steve Wariner, Mandy Barnett, Lola Jean Dillon, and John Anderson, to name just a few. A celebration of local musicians and their stories as well as a look at how a musical legacy is transmitted from one generation to the next, this book will be of interest to students of traditional music and to music fans alike.
About the Author: Contributors: Myra Burnette, Janey Dudney, Ross Fuqua, Joyce Haywood, Betty Choate Kash, Graham Kash, Paul McCoy, Libby McWhorter Mullinix, William Lynwood Montell, Harlan Ogle, Barbara Buchanan Parsons, Barry R. Pritts, Robert Sears, Myra Smith, Mac Willoughby, John Fred Young.William Lynwood Montell is emeritus professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University. A distinguished interpreter of the folk customs in the Upper Cumberland, his many books include Ghosts Along the Cumberland: Deathlore in the Kentucky Foothills; The Saga of Coe Ridge: A Study in Oral History; and Don't Go Up Kettle Creek: Verbal Legacy of the Upper Cumberland.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781572335455
  • Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Tennessee Press
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 325
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 557 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1572335459
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Annotated edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 160 mm


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