African Banjo Echoes In Appalachia: Study Folk Traditions (Publications of the American Folklore Society) by Conway, Cecelia

University of Tennessee Press, 1995. 424pp. Trade paperback, VG, still in shrink wrap, Drawing in part on interviews with elderly African-American banjo players from the Piedmont, Conway reaches beyond the written records to reveal the similarity of pre-blues black banjo lyric patterns, improvisational playing styles, and the accompanying singing and dance movements to traditional West African music performance, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Univ Tennessee Press, 1995-12-20. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Univ Tennessee Press, 1995-12-20. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, developing its downstroking playing styles and repertory, and spreading its influence to the national consciousness. In this groundbreaking study, however, Cecelia Conway demonstrates that these European Americans borrowed the banjo from African Americans and adapted it to their own musical culture. Like many aspects of the African-American tradition, the influence of black banjo music has been largely unrecorded and nearly forgotten--until now. Drawing in part on interviews with elderly African-American banjo players from the Piedmont--among the last American representatives of an African banjo-playing tradition that spans several centuries--Conway reaches beyond the written records to reveal the similarity of pre-blues black banjo lyric patterns, improvisational playing styles, and the accompanying singing and dance… Read More

Univ of Tennessee Pr, 1995. Paperback. New. 394 pages. 9.50x7.75x1.00 inches.

Univ Tennessee Press. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Markings and writing in ink inside.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ Tennessee Press, 1995-12-20. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!