Never Without a Song focuses on the centrality of folksong in the life of Jennie Devlin, a woman who worked for fourteen years as a "bound-out girl," or serving maid, along the New York-Pennsylvania border in the late 1800s. Largely ignored and unwanted, Devlin persevered through Dickensian misfortunes to find love and raise a family (often alone) in Philadelphia and Gloucester, New Jersey. Katharine Newman met Devlin in 1936 and compiled information about the older woman's life and music. Half a century later, Newman ...
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Never Without a Song focuses on the centrality of folksong in the life of Jennie Devlin, a woman who worked for fourteen years as a "bound-out girl," or serving maid, along the New York-Pennsylvania border in the late 1800s. Largely ignored and unwanted, Devlin persevered through Dickensian misfortunes to find love and raise a family (often alone) in Philadelphia and Gloucester, New Jersey. Katharine Newman met Devlin in 1936 and compiled information about the older woman's life and music. Half a century later, Newman returned to her collection in retirement, with her own perspective of age. The result is a unique biography of an American working-class woman, told with depth and candor. Newman also includes "I Wish I'd Been Born a Boy," "James Bird," "Martha Decker," "My Grandmother's Old Armchair," and other pieces, both British and American, most with tunes.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Fine. Book ISBN: 0-252-06371-6. Indexed. Music in American Life series b/w photos, sheet music. fine, unread trade paper, photo covers. Clean, tight 291 pgs.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 328 p. Music in American Life. Audience: General/trade. 291pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Biblio.; index; musical exs.
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Like New. Focuses on the centrality of folksong in the life of Jennie Devlin (1865-1952), a woman who had worked for years as a 'bound-out girl' along the New York-Pennsylvania border. This biography compiles information about the older woman's life and music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports., music. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658. PAPERBACK. An excellent, clean copy. 1995. Paperback.....
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Very good. Scratched cover Next day dispatch by Royal Mail. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
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8vo, pp. xviii, 291. Bibliography, index. Illustrated, and with words and music for the songs. Foreword by Alan Lomax. Paper wraqps. About as new. The life of a working-class woman, along with the songs she sang.
