skip to content
Homegrown music : discovering bluegrass
ClosePreview this item

Homegrown music : discovering bluegrass

Author: Stephanie P Ledgin
Publisher: Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"With retail sales of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack exceeding 6.5 million copies since its release in the year 2000, bluegrass music has re-entered the spotlight as a major American style, spawning huge successes with subsequent albums. Author Stephanie P. Ledgin has captured the rich history of this music in Homegrown Music, a lively, informative book that is perfect for newcomers and devoted fans,
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Stephanie P Ledgin
ISBN: 0275981150 9780275981150
OCLC Number: 55665561
Description: xx, 181 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Homegrown music : what is bluegrass? --
The evolution of bluegrass : a mosaic of influences --
Banjo meets the high lonesome sound --
Bluegrass bends and blends --
Fiddling to flatpicking --
Songs of love, death, faith, and family --
Popular culture : got bluegrass? --
The international language of bluegrass --
Up close : concerts, festivals, and parking lot pickin' --
Pick it up, pass it on! --
On the horizon --
Down the road : continuing the tradition.
Responsibility: Stephanie P. Ledgin ; foreword by Ricky Skaggs.

Abstract:

Offers a unique and informative background for readers who want to explore the multifaceted history of bluegrass music and its current popularity.  Read more...

Reviews

Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

Read more...

 
User-contributed reviews
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...

Tags

Be the first.

Similar Items

Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Linked Data


<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55665561>
library:oclcnum"55665561"
library:placeOfPublication
library:placeOfPublication
owl:sameAs<info:oclcnum/55665561>
rdf:typeschema:Book
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:author
schema:datePublished"2004"
schema:description"Homegrown music : what is bluegrass? -- The evolution of bluegrass : a mosaic of influences -- Banjo meets the high lonesome sound -- Bluegrass bends and blends -- Fiddling to flatpicking -- Songs of love, death, faith, and family -- Popular culture : got bluegrass? -- The international language of bluegrass -- Up close : concerts, festivals, and parking lot pickin' -- Pick it up, pass it on! -- On the horizon -- Down the road : continuing the tradition."
schema:genre"Criticism, interpretation, etc."
schema:inLanguage"en"
schema:name"Homegrown music : discovering bluegrass"
schema:numberOfPages"181"
schema:publisher
schema:reviews
rdf:typeschema:Review
schema:itemReviewed<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55665561>
schema:reviewBody""With retail sales of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack exceeding 6.5 million copies since its release in the year 2000, bluegrass music has re-entered the spotlight as a major American style, spawning huge successes with subsequent albums. Author Stephanie P. Ledgin has captured the rich history of this music in Homegrown Music, a lively, informative book that is perfect for newcomers and devoted fans, musicians and non-musicians."
Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.