Singin' Texas (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society): 18 (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society (Paperback)) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929398718 ISBN 13: 9780929398716

Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 2006

Synopsis

This volume collects the best known or most representative or the most classically Texas traditional songs set in a social and historical framework.

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About the Author:

FRANCIS EDWARD ABERNETHY was Regents Professor Emeritus of English at Stephen F. Austin State University, the executive secretary and editor of the Texas Folklore Society, the curator of exhibits for the East Texas Historical Association, and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. In addition to editing twenty-one Texas Folklore Society publications, he wrote Singin' Texas, Legends of Texas' Heroic Age, and all three volumes of the Texas Folklore Society history, published by the University of North Texas Press.

Synopsis:

Texas put its stamp on the folk songs featured in this collection, but this study is not provincial; the songs came from everywhere and everybody, and were widely dispersed. Commentary on folk traditions and context, and the stories behind the songs, accompany music and words for over 80 songs. Originally published in 1983 (Dallas: E-Heart). Revisi

About this edition

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0929398718
• ISBN 13: 9780929398716
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 183