| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 163 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
American made music series
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American made music series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index. |
| Contents |
American fiddling of the past -- Modern fiddle contests : the competition itself -- Fiddle contests away from the stage -- Fiddlers across the South -- Styles and meanings in southern fiddling. |
| Summary |
Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together. Chris Goertzen studies this change and what it means for audiences, musicians, traditions, and the future of southern fiddle music. Goertzen traces fiddling and fiddle contests from mid-eighteenth-century Scotland to the modern United States. He takes the reader on journeys to the important large contests, such as those in Hallettville, Texas; Galax, Virginia; Weiser, Idaho; and also to smaller ones, including h. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fiddlers -- Southern States.
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Fiddlers. |
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Southern States. |
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Music -- Competitions -- Southern States.
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Music -- Competitions. |
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Fiddling -- Southern States -- History and criticism.
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Strings. |
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Fiddling. |
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Folk & Traditional. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goertzen, Chris. Southern fiddlers and fiddle contests. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2008 (DLC) 2008015105 |
| ISBN |
9781604733310 (electronic book) |
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1604733314 (electronic book) |
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1282485806 |
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9781282485808 |
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1604731222 |
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9781604731224 |
| Standard No. |
9786612485800 |
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