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  • The Troubadours by Paterson, Linda M.
    Linda M. Paterson

    The Troubadours

    An engaging and accessible introduction to the music, poetry, and lives of the medieval singer-songwriters. Composing songs of love and war in medieval Western and Southern Europe, troubadours spanned the social spectrum from powerful nobles to penniless minstrels. This book delves into the everyday...
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  • My Memories of John Hartford by Carlin, Bob
    Bob Carlin

    My Memories of John Hartford

    My Memories of John Hartford is a memoir about author Bob Carlin's years working alongside singer, songwriter, banjoist, and fiddler John Hartford (1937-2001). Throughout his short life, Hartford was a hit tunesmith, festival headliner, and godfather of newgrass music. He also made contributions to...
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  • Chromatic Harmonica Songbook - 30 Songs by Stephen C. Foster: + Sounds Online by Schipp, Bettina
    Bettina Schipp

    Chromatic Harmonica Songbook - 30 Songs by Stephen C. Foster: + Sounds Online

    Songbook with 30 Songs by Stephen C. Foster - simply notated for the chromatic Harmonica.Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864) was an American composer and probably the best-known songwriter of the time. Many of his compositions - above all: Camptown Races, Oh Susanna and Beautiful Dreamer...
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  • Disenchanting Les Bons Temps: Identity and Authenticity in Cajun Music and Dance by Stivale, Charles J.
    Charles J. Stivale

    Disenchanting Les Bons Temps: Identity and Authenticity in Cajun Music and Dance

    The expression laissez les bons temps rouler-"let the good times roll"-conveys the sense of exuberance and good times associated with southern Louisiana's vibrant cultural milieu. Yet, for Cajuns, descendants of French settlers exiled from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the mid-eighteenth century, this...
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  • Say It One Time for the Brokenhearted: Country Soul in the American South by Hoskyns, Barney
    Barney Hoskyns

    Say It One Time for the Brokenhearted: Country Soul in the American South

    Say It One Time for the Brokenhearted was the first of many titles by renowned UK music journalist Barney Hoskyns. Thirty years after its publication he revisited the modern-day classic for this revised and expanded anniversary edition that marks the book's first publication in...
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  • The Country of Liverpool: Nashville of The North by Bedford, David
    David Bedford

    The Country of Liverpool: Nashville of The North

    In the 1960s, Liverpool had the biggest country and western scene in Europe. Country music was part of the fabric of Liverpool; as ingrained as the Irish influence and a bowl of Scouse. Country music influenced every group. Follow the story of one of...
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  • Spanish American Music in New Mexico, The WPA Era: Folk Songs, Dance Tunes, Singing Games, and Guitar Arrangements by Smith, James Clois, Jr.
    James Clois Jr. Smith

    Spanish American Music in New Mexico, The WPA Era: Folk Songs, Dance Tunes, Singing Games, and Guitar Arrangements

    In 1933, newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt summoned ideas that might allay the financial calamity that characterized the Great Depression of the 1930s. Among the myriad programs Roosevelt initiated was the WPA, the Works Progress Administration (later re-named the Work Projects Administration) that...
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  • Songs From Dixie Land by Stanton, Frank Lebby
    Frank Lebby Stanton

    Songs From Dixie Land

    Experience the charm and beauty of the old South with this collection of heartfelt ballads and joyful tunes. From the cotton fields to the church house, these songs capture the essence of a bygone era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...
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  • A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman by Hilburn, Robert
    Robert Hilburn

    A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman

    The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic, Robert Hilburn Randy Newman is widely hailed as one of America's all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics...
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  • Christmas Carols: 44 Favorites with Easy Piano Arrangements by Peat, Frank Edwin
    Frank Edwin Peat

    Christmas Carols: 44 Favorites with Easy Piano Arrangements

    This richly illustrated volume contains lyrics and simple piano scores for forty-four classic Christmas standards including "Silent Night," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Joy to the World," "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," "O Holy Night," and many more. It also features the story of...
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  • A Chance to Harmonize: How Fdr's Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression--One Song at a Time by Kaskowitz, Sheryl
    Sheryl Kaskowitz

    A Chance to Harmonize: How Fdr's Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression--One Song at a Time

    The remarkable story of a hidden New Deal program that tried to change America and end the Great Depression using folk music, laying the groundwork for the folk revival and having a lasting impact on American culture. In 1934, the Great Depression had destroyed...
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  • Ilmatar's Inspirations: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music by Ramnarine, Tina K.
    Tina K. Ramnarine

    Ilmatar's Inspirations: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music

    Author: Tina K. RamnarineISBN-10: 0226704033ISBN-13: 9780226704036Publisher: University of Chicago PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2003Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.30h x 6.78w x 0.61d
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  • The Notes of an American Lyre (1813) by Lomax, Judith
    Judith Lomax

    The Notes Of An American Lyre (1813)

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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  • Italian Folk Tales and Folk Songs by Cowper, Frederick A. G.
    Frederick A. G. Cowper

    Italian Folk Tales And Folk Songs

    Italian Folk Tales and Folk Songs is a collection of traditional tales and songs from Italy, compiled by Frederick A. G. Cowper. The book includes a wide range of stories, from the humorous and light-hearted to the dark and eerie, all of which provide...
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  • Street Music by Keough, Theodora
    Theodora Keough

    Street Music

    Street Music is a novel written by Theodora Keough. The book revolves around the life of a young woman named Lizzie, who is a street musician. Lizzie is a talented musician who plays the guitar and sings. She travels from city to city, performing...
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  • The Fiddling Girl: The Story Of Virginia Hammond (1914) by Campbell, Daisy Rhodes
    Daisy Rhodes Campbell

    The Fiddling Girl: The Story Of Virginia Hammond (1914)

    The Fiddling Girl: The Story Of Virginia Hammond is a novel written by Daisy Rhodes Campbell and published in 1914. The book tells the story of Virginia Hammond, a young girl from a poor family in the Appalachian Mountains who dreams of becoming a...
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  • Folksongs - Super Easy Songbook by
    Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

    Folksongs - Super Easy Songbook

    "No page turns -- Simple right-hand melody -- Letter names inside each note -- Basic left-hand chord diagrams."--CoverAuthor: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationISBN-10: 1705152422ISBN-13: 9781705152423Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2021Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 11.73h x 8.74w x 0.39d
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  • Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector by Disavino, Elizabeth
    Elizabeth Disavino

    Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector

    The second woman to earn a PhD from Columbia University-and the first from south of the Mason-Dixon Line to do so-Kentucky native Katherine Jackson French broke boundaries. Her research kick-started a resurgence of Appalachian music that continues to this day, but French's collection of...
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  • Famous Musicians of a Wandering Race by Saleski, Gdal
    Gdal Saleski

    Famous Musicians Of A Wandering Race

    Famous Musicians Of A Wandering Race is a book written by Gdal Saleski that explores the history and contributions of Jewish musicians throughout the ages. The book delves into the lives of famous Jewish musicians such as Felix Mendelssohn, Giacomo Meyerbeer, and Gustav Mahler,...
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  • The Gypsy Fiddler by Petulengro
    Petulengro

    The Gypsy Fiddler

    The Gypsy Fiddler is a book written by Petulengro that tells the story of a young gypsy boy named Romy who dreams of becoming a great musician. Romy's father is a skilled fiddler who teaches him the art of playing the violin, but Romy...
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  • The Psychic Songster by Thompson, G. Tabor
    G. Tabor Thompson

    The Psychic Songster

    The Psychic Songster is a book written by G. Tabor Thompson that explores the power of music and its connection to the spiritual realm. The author draws on his own experiences as a musician and psychic to delve into the ways in which music...
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  • Harmonica for Dummies by Yerxa, Winslow
    Winslow Yerxa

    Harmonica for Dummies

    Wail on your harmonica! The harmonica is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world. There are several reasons harmonicas are awesome--you can play them anywhere, they're inexpensive, and you can show off in dozens of musical styles. The friendly and...
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  • Fiddle for Dummies by Sanchez, Michael John
    Michael John Sanchez

    Fiddle for Dummies: Book + Online Video and Audio Instruction

    Learn to play the fiddle? Easy. Tackling a new instrument can be intimidating, but with this easy-to-use guide, you'll have no trouble at all From selecting, tuning, and caring for your fiddle to mastering various music styles, Fiddle For Dummies walks you step-by-step through...
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  • Playing the Piano for the Rest of Us...: How to play chord music on the piano. by Aramanda, Victor
    Victor Aramanda

    Playing the Piano for the Rest of Us...: How to play chord music on the piano.

    Discover the joy and freedom of playing the piano without the hassle of years of practice and sheet music with "Playing the Piano for the Rest of Us." This revolutionary course teaches you how to play the songs you want to play and accompany...
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  • Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector by Disavino, Elizabeth
    Elizabeth Disavino

    Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector

    The second woman to earn a PhD from Columbia University-and the first from south of the Mason-Dixon Line to do so-Kentucky native Katherine Jackson French broke boundaries. Her research kick-started a resurgence of Appalachian music that continues to this day, but French's collection of...
    $50.00
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  • Barley Break: An Elizabethan Songbook with Arrangements for Appalachin Dulcimer by Lee, Lorraine
    Lorraine Lee

    Barley Break: An Elizabethan Songbook with Arrangements for Appalachin Dulcimer

    Lorraine Lee has been synonymous with the Appalachian dulcimer since the revival of interest in the 1960's. Her innovative style, artful performance, and gifted teaching have taken her from coast to coast and to Europe. During her years of playing, she has delighted audiences...
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  • How Can I Keep from Singing?: The Ballad of Pete Seeger by Dunaway, David King
    David King Dunaway

    How Can I Keep from Singing?: The Ballad of Pete Seeger

    How Can I Keep from Singing? is the compelling story of how the son of a respectable Puritan family became a consummate performer and American rebel. Updated with new research and interviews, unpublished photographs, and thoughtful comments from Pete Seeger himself, this is an...
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  • Bahama Songs And Stories: A Contribution To Folklore (1895) by Edwards, Charles Lincoln
    Charles Lincoln Edwards

    Bahama Songs And Stories: A Contribution To Folklore (1895)

    Bahama Songs And Stories: A Contribution To Folklore is a book written by Charles Lincoln Edwards and published in 1895. The book is a collection of folk songs and stories from the Bahamas, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Edwards spent several...
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  • Song of America: Fascinating Narrative of an Armenian Immigrant by Mardikian, George M.
    George M. Mardikian

    Song of America: Fascinating Narrative of an Armenian Immigrant

    Song of America: Fascinating Narrative of an Armenian Immigrant by George M. Mardikian is a memoir that tells the story of the author's journey as an Armenian immigrant to the United States. Mardikian was born in Turkey and his family was forced to flee...
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  • Charles Kellogg the Nature Singer, His Book by Kellogg, Charles
    Charles Kellogg

    Charles Kellogg the Nature Singer, His Book

    ""Charles Kellogg the Nature Singer, His Book"" is a biographical work that tells the story of Charles Kellogg, a renowned naturalist and musician known for his unique ability to mimic bird songs and other natural sounds. The book provides a detailed account of Kellogg's...
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  • A Guide to the Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail [With CD (Audio)] by Wilson, Joe
    Joe Wilson

    A Guide to the Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail [With CD (Audio)]

    The Crooked Road is a 253-mile stretch of highway in southwestern Virginia. This remote area, which is one of the places that gave birth to American music, has been a musical hotbed for generations. The route includes the Ralph Stanley Museum, the Carter Family...
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  • Public Worship, Private Faith by Bealle, John
    John Bealle

    Public Worship, Private Faith

    The Sacred Harp, a tunebook that first appeared in 1844, has stood as a model of early American musical culture for most of this century. Tunebooks such as this, printed in shape notes for public singing and singing schools, followed the New England tradition...
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  • Old-Time American Waltzes for Guitar - Fake Songbook in the key of D and G with Tabs and Chords by Upclaire, Peter
    Peter Upclaire

    Old-Time American Waltzes for Guitar - Fake Songbook in the key of D and G with Tabs and Chords

    American waltzes are typically played on various instruments, including the piano, fiddle, accordion, and of course, the guitar. The genre was popular in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s, particularly in rural communities, and was often played at dances, parties,...
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  • Samuel Woodworth by Taft, Kendall B.
    Kendall B. Taft

    Samuel Woodworth

    The book ""Samuel Woodworth"" by Kendall B. Taft is a biographical account of the life and work of Samuel Woodworth, an American writer, editor, and poet who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. The book traces Woodworth's life from his early years in...
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  • Arlo Guthrie: The Warner/Reprise Years by Reineke, Hank
    Hank Reineke

    Arlo Guthrie: The Warner/Reprise Years

    Arlo Guthrie, the son of America's legendary dust bowl troubadour Woody Guthrie and Martha Graham dancer Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, was reared in the rarefied atmosphere of New York City's remnant Old Left culture, a period that brought together art, political action, and folk music....
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  • Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Powers, Ann
    Ann Powers

    Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell

    Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself.."What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work...
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  • Gypsy and Folk Tunes from Eastern Europe: Arranged for Chromatic Harmonica by Brown, Dave
    Dave Brown

    Gypsy and Folk Tunes from Eastern Europe: Arranged for Chromatic Harmonica

    23 Gypsy and Folk tunes from Eastern Europe.Arranged for chromatic harmonica.An introduction to this fun style of music.Tunes are in music notation and harmonica tablature.Included are tunes from: Romania, Czechia, Ukraine and Croatia, but mostly from Russia and Hungary.No music theory or discussion about...
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  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Piano/Vocal Highlights by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Piano/Vocal Highlights

    (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year This unique songbook features piano/vocal arrangements of 11 selections from the critically-acclaimed Coen brothers film. The traditional songs for this film were selected by T-Bone Burnett to capture the sound of the early-'30s South,...
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  • A Darker Shade of Pale. a Backdrop to Bob Dylan. by Mellers, Wilfrid
    Wilfrid Mellers

    A Darker Shade of Pale. a Backdrop to Bob Dylan.

    Author: Wilfrid MellersISBN-10: 1849551014ISBN-13: 9781849551014Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2010Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d
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  • I.W.W. Songs: To Fan the Flames of Discontent by Kerr, Charles H.
    Charles H. Kerr

    I.W.W. Songs: To Fan the Flames of Discontent

    Undoubtedly the most popular book in American labor history, the IWW's 'Little Red Song Book' has been a staple item on picket lines and at other workers gatherings for generations, and has gone through numerous editions. Reprinted here is the 19th Edition, originally issued...
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  • Ballads, Romances, and Songs by Joyce, Robert Dwyer
    Robert Dwyer Joyce

    Ballads, Romances, and Songs

    Published in the late 19th century, this collection of Irish ballads, romances, and songs is a valuable record of traditional Irish music and poetry. The author, Robert Dwyer Joyce, was a noted poet and scholar who worked to preserve the cultural heritage of Ireland...
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  • Songs Of University Of California by University of California, Berkeley S.
    Berkeley S. University of California

    Songs Of University Of California

    This book is a collection of songs written and sung by the students of the University of California, Berkeley. The songs cover a wide range of topics, from campus life to politics to social issues. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in...
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  • Piobaireachd by Grant, John
    John Grant

    Piobaireachd

    This in-depth exploration of the history and construction of Scottish bagpipe music is an essential resource for any student of traditional music. The book includes detailed transcriptions of classic piobaireachd tunes, as well as historical context and analysis of the form's evolution over time.This...
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  • Easy Traditional Duets for Tenoroon and Bassoon: 32 traditional melodies arranged for two adventurous early grade players. by Oosthuizen, Jemima
    Jemima Oosthuizen

    Easy Traditional Duets for Tenoroon and Bassoon: 32 traditional melodies arranged for two adventurous early grade players.

    Easy Traditional Duets for Tenoroon and Bassoon is a lively collection of 32 traditional pieces from around the world arranged especially for two players. These are short, manageable pieces with the easiest pieces at the start of the book, and for added fun, the...
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  • Robert Burns songs for C/G Anglo Concertina: 20 Button by Sarek, Ondrej
    Ondrej Sarek

    Robert Burns songs for C/G Anglo Concertina: 20 Button

    Youtube demonstrations: https: //www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDcJRi8rTK0Erjk5OlVOO9G_IpaFkz1k4 Robert Burns (1759-1796) belongs among most famous Scottish poets, who were touched by Romantic interest in their own culture. Therefore, he was interested in Scottish folk song. He collected and prepared it to be published. When he was unsatisfied with...
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  • Oklahoma Cowboy Band by Chlouber, Carla
    Carla Chlouber

    Oklahoma Cowboy Band

    The Oklahoma Cowboy Band was the first western string band in the nation to broadcast over the radio and appear on vaudeville, drawing large audiences throughout the Midwest and Northeast. The band began in Ripley as Billy McGinty's Cowboy Band and first played over...
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  • Gitanerias: The essence of flamenco by Bryant, Tony
    Tony Bryant

    Gitanerias: The essence of flamenco

    The essence of flamenco There are numerous villages and towns of great magnitude in Andalusia and most are crammed with historic architecture, picturesque plazas and romantic allegories, and, although at first they may appear similar, each of these places has a distinctive character that...
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  • The Negro and His Songs: A Study of Typical Negro Songs in the South by Odum, Howard W.
    Howard W. Odum

    The Negro and His Songs: A Study of Typical Negro Songs in the South

    This study of typical Afro-American songs in the South is a foundation study of great importance both to the specialist and to the general reader. With scholarly investigation is combined intelligent sympathy and a rare understanding of the black in his various aspects. The...
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  • English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians (1917) by Campbell, Olive Dame
    Olive Dame Campbell

    English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians (1917)

    English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians is a book that was first published in 1917. It was written by Olive Dame Campbell, an American folklorist who spent several years in the Appalachian region of the United States collecting traditional English folk songs that...
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  • California Gold: Sidney Robertson and the Wpa California Folk Music Project by Kerst, Catherine Hiebert
    Catherine Hiebert Kerst

    California Gold: Sidney Robertson and the Wpa California Folk Music Project

    California Gold offers a compelling cultural snapshot of a diverse California during the 1930s at the height of the New Deal, drawing on the career of folk music collector Sidney Robertson and the musical culture of often-unheard voices. Robertson--an intrepid young woman armed only...
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