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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.--book Jacket. 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.--book Jacket. The Bonnie Bunch O' Roses : Traveller Kith And Kin -- The Lady O' The Lake : Childhood And Courtship -- A Gift O' Some Kind : Jeemsie, Lizzie, And Second Sight -- The Flure O' Ma Family : Jeemsie -- Intil The Country : Renewal And Discovery -- The Pleasure Of Scotland : Fame -- An' Nivir Sung Better : London And The Mbe -- A Fine Air And A Good Story : Aesthetics -- Farewell To My Jean : A Singer's Legacy -- Songs In Part Ii -- About The Songs -- Songs Of Childhood, 1-12 -- Songs Of Freedom, 13-22 -- Songs Of Social C

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Author
James Porter; Herschel Gower; American Council of Learned Societies
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
Published
1995
Language
EN
ISBN
9780870499043
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Music, Biography, Memoir

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