Play of a fiddle : traditional music, dance, and folklore in West Virginia / Gerald Milnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milnes, Gerald, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--West Virginia--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Play of a Fiddle gives voice to people who steadfastly hold to and build on the folk traditions of their ancestors. While encountering the influences of an increasingly overwhelming popular culture, the men and women in this book follow age-old patterns of folklife and custom, making their own music and dance in celebration of them. Shedding new light on a region that maintains ties to the cultural identities of its earliest European and African inhabitants, Gerald Milnes shows how folk music in West Virginia borrowed rhythmic, melodic, and vocal forms from the Celtic, Anglo, Germanic, and Af

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Chills of Hilarity; 2. Choking the Goose; 3. The Carpenter Legacy; 4. ""Upon My Honor""; 5. Go Ye Forth and Preach the Gospel; 6. Poor Little Omie Wise; 7. Oral Traditions; 8. Black George; 9. Dancin' and Fightin'; 10. Hard Times and Jo-Heads; 11. Hog Harps, Waterswivels, and Fence Scorpions; 12. The Magic String; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9326-5

0-8131-3356-4

0-8131-4767-0

OCLC:

897137425