Grassroots Music in the Upper Cumberland (eBook)

William Lynwood Montell (Herausgeber)

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2025 | First Edition
325 Seiten
University of Tennessee Press (Verlag)
979-8-89527-168-1 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;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."e; -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 "e;Blind Dick"e; Burnett, Finley "e;Red"e; 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Adair County • american folk music • Appalachian music • Archie Lee • bi-state region • Blake Williams • Blind Dick Burnett • Bluegrass • Clay County • clinton county • community culture • Country Music • county studies • Cultural Preservation • Cumberland County TN & KY • DeKalb County • English ballads • family ties • Fentress County • Finley Red Belcher • Folk music • folk practices • Gospel Music • Grassroots in the Upper Cumberland • Intergenerational transmission • jackson county • John Anderson • Kentucky • Lester Flatt • local musicians • Lola Jean Dillon • Macon County • Mandy Barnett • Metcalfe County • Monroe County • Musical diversity • Musical Heritage • musical transmission • music legacy • music scholarship • notable musicians • Oral tradition • Overton County • popular music influence • Pulaski County • Putnam County • regional music • Rock ’n’ Roll • Russell County • Steve Wariner • Tennessee • Traditional Music • upper cumberland region • Wayne County • William Lynwood Montell
• ISBN-13: 979-8-89527-168-1 / 9798895271681