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FRAGMENTS OF
YESTERYEAR (Hardcover - 1 Nov 2010) ‘Fragments’,' represents many
years of first-hand research based on field trips to Appalachia and other
rural areas in order to understand the origin of rural musicians, and of
their music. The book traces older roots of
this music prior to its American re-shaping by early immigrants that migrated
into the hills of Appalachia and beyond. Within these pages the author
attempts to answer the question, “How old really, were these songs” also “How
and where did they originate?” 'Fragments' hopes to give some answers to
these questions The book also is devoted to the memory of Albert
Shewmaker, An American who grew up in the great depression in Kentucky and
saw ‘first-hand’ the growth of early ‘Country Music’ It includes excerpts
describing this era and of musicians from his correspondence to the Author
over a ten year period. He spent his entire life researching the history of
the early country musicians and collecting their recordings. ‘Fragments’ explores old ballads
from extant faded British sheet music and ballads found pasted in an old
Civil War ledger and Appalachian Folk ballads, together with transcriptions
of very early Rural and Country Music lyrics obtained from rare 78rpm records
of the Author’s personal collection. |
