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Alan Lomax : selected writings, 1934-1997
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Alan Lomax : selected writings, 1934-1997

Author: Alan Lomax; Ronald D Cohen
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : CD audio : Music   Sound Recording : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Alan Lomax is a legendary figure in American folk music circles. Although he published many books, hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions to popular and academic journals have  Read more...

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Named Person: Alan Lomax; Alan Lomax
Material Type: Music
Document Type: Book, Sound Recording
All Authors / Contributors: Alan Lomax; Ronald D Cohen
ISBN: 0415938546 9780415938549 0415938554 9780415938556
OCLC Number: 50844182
Description: x, 363 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Contents: CD: Comments on early days of collecting (1:16) --
Go down old Hannah (2:38) --
"Poor farmer" (story and song) (2:18) --
Excerpt from "Mr. Ledford and the TVA" radio program (5:44) --
Excerpt from "Your ballad man" radio program (1:26) --
Comments on Spanish singing style (1:09) --
Cantar de Vendimia (grape trampling song) (2:24) --
Comments on the "Tralalero" singers of Genoa, Italy (0:17) --
La partenza (2:39) --
"Sing Christmas" introduction (1:07) --
Mary & Martha is bound to wear the crown-o (1:44)
Other Titles: Selections.
Responsibility: edited by Ronald D. Cohen ; with introductory essays by Gage Averill, Matthew Barton, Ronald D. Cohen, Ed Kahn, and Andrew L. Kaye.
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Few researchers have defined a field of study so decisively as the Lomaxes did American folk music during the early 20th century. It is difficult to imagine a grander cultural legacy than the one Read more...

 
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