Play of a Fiddle gives voice to people who steadfastly hold to and build on the folk traditions of their ancestors. These are people who make their own music and dance while weathering a continual barrage of more popular idioms. Gerald Milnes, himself a musician, has been collecting songs and stories in West Virginia for more than twenty years. The result is an old-fashioned work of folklore, strong on documentation, filled with anecdote, local history, and keen observation. Milnes includes a wealth of information from the ...
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Play of a Fiddle gives voice to people who steadfastly hold to and build on the folk traditions of their ancestors. These are people who make their own music and dance while weathering a continual barrage of more popular idioms. Gerald Milnes, himself a musician, has been collecting songs and stories in West Virginia for more than twenty years. The result is an old-fashioned work of folklore, strong on documentation, filled with anecdote, local history, and keen observation. Milnes includes a wealth of information from the state's performers and describes the legacies of its well-known musical families. He also discusses religious music, balladeering, the influence of black musicians and styles, dancing, banjo and dulcimer traditions, and the importance of oldtime music as a cultural pillar of West Virginia life.
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