{"product_id":"homegrown-music-stephanie-p-ledgin-9780252073762","title":"Homegrown Music: Discovering Bluegrass","description":"\u003ci\u003eHomegrown Music\u003c\/i\u003e offers an introductory primer for newcomers to bluegrass and provides a novel perspective for fans already captivated by the music. \u003cp\u003eAward-winning bluegrass writer Stephanie P. Ledgin writes about topics ranging from the music's predecessors to its innovators to contemporary figures. Interviews with legends like Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band provide candid insights and invaluable eyewitness history. Delving into instrumentation, songs, the festival experience, \"parking lot picking,\" and other topics, the book gives neophytes and enthusiasts alike new perspectives on the music. Twenty-five photographs taken by the author and a foreword by bluegrass superstar Ricky Skaggs further enrich the guide while a special section features an extensive bluegrass resource guide to print, audiovisual, and Internet materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie P. Ledgin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252073762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252073762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.22w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 249","brand":"Stephanie P. Ledgin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46216951955711,"sku":"9780252073762","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e04ffd0f-a209-46f0-bee2-d301b2420dcc.jpg?v=1728513845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homegrown-music-stephanie-p-ledgin-9780252073762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}