Description:Combining biography, folklore, oral history, and ethnomusicology, this book explores the life and repertoire of the Scottish traditional singer Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975) - an artist whom Alan Lomax hailed as "a monumental figure in twentieth-century folksong." Utilizing numerous quotations from Robertson's own oral accounts of her life, James Porter and Herschel Gower trace her career as a member of the marginal nomadic group in Northeast Scotland known as "travellers," whose origin is obscure. They explain the importance of traditional song in Robertson's family and community and include eighty of her songs, complete with musical notation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer Transformative Voice (PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY NEW SERIES). To get started finding Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer Transformative Voice (PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY NEW SERIES), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer Transformative Voice (PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY NEW SERIES)
Description: Combining biography, folklore, oral history, and ethnomusicology, this book explores the life and repertoire of the Scottish traditional singer Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975) - an artist whom Alan Lomax hailed as "a monumental figure in twentieth-century folksong." Utilizing numerous quotations from Robertson's own oral accounts of her life, James Porter and Herschel Gower trace her career as a member of the marginal nomadic group in Northeast Scotland known as "travellers," whose origin is obscure. They explain the importance of traditional song in Robertson's family and community and include eighty of her songs, complete with musical notation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer Transformative Voice (PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY NEW SERIES). To get started finding Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer Transformative Voice (PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY NEW SERIES), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.