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100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own
In 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own, performer and historian Dick Weissman offers a reliable route through the growing sea of book-length studies, establishing for future scholars a foundation for their research. Beginning with early twentieth-century collections of folk songs, the author brings readers to the present by exploring modern studies of important events, critical collections of primary sources, the most significant musical instruction guides, and in-depth portraits of traditional and contemporary American folk musicians. For each title selected, Weissman provides his own brief summary of its contents and assessment of its significance for the reader--whether fan or scholar.
Book Details
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publish Date: Jan 30th, 2014
- Pages: 210
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.20in - 0.70in - 0.95lb
- EAN: 9780810882348
- Categories: • Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional• History & Criticism - General• Bibliographies & Indexes
About the Author
Weissman, Dick: -
Dick Weissman is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado at Denver and has been involved with the North American folk revival as a musician, performer, composer and scholar. He is the author of many critically acclaimed books about American roots music and the music industry, including The Folk Music Sourcebook (1989), which won the Deems Taylor ASCAP Music Critics Award;
The Music Business 5/e (2003), which sold over 100,000 copies; Navigating the Music Industry (2003); Blues: The Basics (2004); Understanding the Music Business (2009); and Songwriting: The Words, the Music, and the Money (2010).
Praise for this book
An abundant supply of 'best-of' lists for songs, albums, and musical acts of various genres exists. However, there is a relative dearth of resources to guide music lovers to books about quality recordings. As part of the Best Books in Music series, scholar and musician Weissman helps to rectify this situation for fans of American folk music. Divided by chapter into such helpful subcategories as 'Biographies and Autobiographies, ' 'The Immigrants, ' and 'Anglo-American Songs, ' the 100 (113, actually) entries include plainly written and richly detailed descriptions and critiques of each book. Weissman's passion for his subject is clearly evident in this guide, which will be appreciated by folk-music aficionados. This would be a good choice for circulating collections.
In 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own, Dick Weissman provides an expansive collection, in list form, of scholarly books on various folk musics and their subgenres. . . . This book would be helpful for scholars, musicians, and music fans new to the American folk music genre. Especially for those with an interest in the history of American folk music, Weissman's collection of books here serves as a solid springboard for researchers casting a wide net with the hopes of finding a list of carefully vetted works. This book might also prove useful in undergraduate courses intended to be an introduction to American folk music or American music history.