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Synopsis
Originally published in 1997, an overview of the traditions of Southern fiddling from its beginnings to the present day. As well as information on the musicians, it contains details of record companies, music festivals, radio shows and geographical variations.
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Charles Wolfe is professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University.
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Devil's Box: Masters of Southern Fiddling
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Vanderbilt University Press (TN) March 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0826512836
ISBN 13: 9780826512833
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. Seller Inventory # 1567027
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THE DEVIL'S BOX; MASTERS OF SOUTHERN FIDDLING.
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Nashville, TN and London: The Country Music Foundation Press and Vanderbilt University Press, 1997., 1997
ISBN 10: 0826512836
ISBN 13: 9780826512833
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First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
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First edition, first printing (per publisher's statement and number line upon copyright page). xxiv, 232 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Purple dust jacket rubbed, spine head bumped some surface scratching and slight discoloration near front panel center; dj now inserted within mylar protector. Muted red cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With Foreword by Mark O'Connor, Acknowledgements, section of b/w plates on four unpaged leaves, Discography, and Index. Features "Introduction: The Commercial Fiddling Tradition" and fifteen chapters divided among three sections all titled as follows: "Part I- The Pioneers;" "The Oldest Recorded Fiddling Styles;" "The Recordings of Eck Robertson;" "Across the Amerikee: The Story of Uncle Jimmy Thompson;" "Fiddlin' Powers and His Family;" "Mr. Grayson's Train;" "Doc Roberts: Behind the Masks;" "Part II-Masters of the Long Bow;" "Clayton McMichen: The Reluctant hillbilly;" "Kessinger;" "Fiddlers' Dream: The Legend of Arthur Smith;" "Bob Wills, Fiddler;" "Slim Miller of Renfro Valley;" "Part III: Staying the Course;" "The Mystery of 'The Black Mountain Rag;'" "'Over the Waves': Notes toward a History;" "Tommy Jackson: Portrait of a Nashville Session Fiddler;" and "Ernie Hodges: From Coal Creek to Bach." ISBN 0826512836. Seller Inventory # Z626X-4706
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The Devil's Box: Masters of Southern Fiddling
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Vanderbilt University Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0826512836
ISBN 13: 9780826512833
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