The Ballad Collectors of North America: How Gathering Folksongs Transformed Academic Thought and American Identity

The chapter devoted to Western songs, for example, reveals that cowboy songs were only a small portion of the repertoire and that many more songs were contributed by railroad workers, loggers, buffalo hunters and the Mormons. [...]women collectors made many valuable contributions.

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Published in:American Music Teacher 2012, Vol.62 (1), p.52-54
Main Author: Kramer, Ernest J.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Collectors
Folk music
Singing
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Summary:The chapter devoted to Western songs, for example, reveals that cowboy songs were only a small portion of the repertoire and that many more songs were contributed by railroad workers, loggers, buffalo hunters and the Mormons. [...]women collectors made many valuable contributions.
ISSN:0003-0112
2837-9381