| Description |
xx, 361 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 audio disc (CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages 311-312), bibliographical references (pages 313-320) and index. |
| Contents |
Beginnings -- Voyage -- Singing a new song -- A great tapestry. |
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CD. Barbara Allen (Dolly Parton with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Altan) (5:22) -- It was a' for our rightfu' king (Dougie MacLean) (3:40) -- Dh'fhalbh mo nighean chruinn donn (Colum Sands & Maggie MacInnes) (4:13) -- Benton's jig/Benton's dream (Patrick Street) (3:33) -- The rambling Irishman (Len Graham & Brían ÓhAirt) (4:09) -- The winding river Roe (Cara Dillon) (4:30) -- The gypsy laddie (Jack Beck) (4:07) -- Gypsy Davy (Julee Glaub) (4:04) -- Pretty Saro (John Doyle) (3:38) -- Indian whoop (James Bryan & Carl Jones) (2:00) -- The Devil and the farmer's wife (Alan Burke) (4:40) -- The farmer's curst wife (Pete Seeger) (2:48) -- Young hunting/Elzig's farewell (Sheila Kay Adams) (5:45) -- Black is the color (Sara Grey) (2:43) -- Old George's Square (Jean Ritchie) (3:08) -- Single girl, married girl (Atwater Donnelly) (4:11) -- Shady Grove (Doc Watson & David Holt) (6:17) -- Willie's lady (Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer) (6:71) -- Wayfaring stranger/British field march (Timothy Cummings) (3:49) -- The parting glass (Al Petteway & Amy White) (4:10). |
| Summary |
Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in the United States. Many of these Scots-Irish immigrants made their way into the mountains of the southern Appalachian region. They brought with them a wealth of traditional ballads and tunes from the British Isles and Ireland. Their enduring legacy of music flows today from Appalachia back to Ireland and Scotland and around the globe. |
| Subject |
Folk music -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History and criticism.
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Folk music -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Scottish influences.
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Folk music -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Irish influences.
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| Added Author |
Orr, Douglas M., Jr., 1938- author.
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Parton, Dolly, writer of supplementary textual content.
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| ISBN |
9781469618227 (cloth: alkaline paper) |
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1469618222 (cloth: alkaline paper) |
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