The Bluegrass Reader (Music in American Life) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252073657 ISBN 13: 9780252073656

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2006

Synopsis

In The Bluegrass Reader, Thomas Goldsmith joins his insights as a journalist with a lifetime of experience in bluegrass to capture the full story of this beloved American music. Inspired by the question “What articles about bluegrass would you want to have with you on a desert island?” he assembled a delicious, fun-to-read collection that brings together a wide range of the very best in bluegrass writing.

Goldsmith’s substantial introduction describes and traces the development of the music from its origins in Anglo-American folk tradition, overlaid with African American influences, to the breakout popularity of Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, and the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. He introduces each selection offering a wealth of additional information, making The Bluegrass Reader both enjoyable and invaluable for new fans of the music as well as for its lifetime devotees.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Goldsmith is a journalist and musician. For more than thirty years, he has worked both in daily newspapers in North Carolina and Tennessee and as a freelance writer. He is the editor of Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown and winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association's best journalist award.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252073657
• ISBN 13: 9780252073656
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Goldsmith Thomas