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[Shirley Collins] ☆ America Over The Water: A Musical Journey With Alan Lomax ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. America Over The Water: A Musical Journey With Alan Lomax A magical book I'd never heard of Shirley Collins before hearing her interviewed about this book on the radio - what a fabulous, fabulous discovery. I wish I'd known of her before. This book lives and breathes the tensions of the American South and is rich with its melodies and voices. Shirley Collins comes across as immensely likeable and lovely person and as fantastic as the music she writes about is, the thing that makes this glow is the personal story of her relationship with Alan . "Not Eno
| Title | : | America Over The Water: A Musical Journey With Alan Lomax |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0946719667 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
A magical book I'd never heard of Shirley Collins before hearing her interviewed about this book on the radio - what a fabulous, fabulous discovery. I wish I'd known of her before. This book lives and breathes the tensions of the American South and is rich with its melodies and voices. Shirley Collins comes across as immensely likeable and lovely person and as fantastic as the music she writes about is, the thing that makes this glow is the personal story of her relationship with Alan . "Not Enough about Shirley" according to James T. Jones. Shirley Collins was one of the most important players in the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s, and her memoir provides some insight into the influence of American folk music upon her repertoire. However, as the introduction announces, her modesty severely limits her ability to flesh out the events of the year she spent in the company of Alan Lomax recording U.S. performers from the Georgia Sea Islands to the Ozarks. The sketchy nature of the narrative makes it. Wonderful real life story of a young girl growing up Patty Deveau Wonderful real life story of a young girl growing up in war time Britain, and a budding folk singer following her love and discovering the roots music of America. Each page turns like a song. I knew that Lomax recorded the Ga Sea Island Singers on St. Simons Island, Ga in 1959 but I was thrilled to read Collins' account that they made the recordings inside the old schoolhouse, the Harrington Graded School which we have been working to restore for the last five years. Ms.
In this highly personal and heart-rending account, she describes her year-long stint as Lomax's assistant and lover, and their diligent work uncovering the traditional music of America's heartland.The result is a finely woven tapestry of one woman's journey, both emotional and musical, and her discovery of a world of beauty and dignity, as well as deprivation and prejudice, amongst the folk musicians across the water in America.. Renowned English folk singer, Shirley Collins, met the famous American musical historian and folklorist, Alan Lomax at a party hosted by Ewan MacColl
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