Life Flows on in Endless Song explores American folk songs as a frame for the American experience. Robert V. Wells discusses how folk songs emerged from particular historical circumstances and evolved as they migrated from one region to another. Crafting a thematic map of four centuries of American history, Wells investigates how songs embody shifting attitudes toward the institution of the family, war and religion, work and the labor movement, transportation in America, and slavery and Jim Crow. He also considers modern folk heroes Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie. Featuring a selective discography of key recordings, this book offers an accessible model for using folk songs as a richly evocative reflection of the American past.
- ISBN:
- 9780252076503
- 9780252076503
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Category:
- Folk & traditional music
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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29-07-2009
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x15mm
- Weight:
- 0.31kg
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