Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia Paperback ? August 1, 2021
Ritchie, Fiona; Orr, Doug; Orr, Darcy
ISBN 10: 1469664186 ISBN 13: 9781469664187
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2021
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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, a carrying stream that merged with sounds and songs of English, German, Welsh, African American, French, and Cherokee origin. Their enduring legacy of music flows today from Appalachia back to Ireland and Scotland and around the globe. In Wayfaring Strangers, Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr guide readers on a musical voyage across oceans, linking people and songs through centuries of adaptation and change. From ancient ballads at the heart of the tradition to instruments that express this dynamic music, Ritchie and Orr chronicle the details of an epic journey.
About the Author: Fiona Ritchie MBE is the founder, producer, and host of National Public Radio's <i>The Thistle & Shamrock</i> and an inductee into the Folk DJ Hall of Fame. Her books include <i>The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Celtic Music</i> and <i>Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia</i>.<br /><br />Doug Orr is president emeritus of Warren Wilson College, where he founded the Swannanoa Gathering music workshops. His books include <i>The North Carolina Atlas: Portrait for a New Century</i> and <i>Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia</i>.
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Title: Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from...
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Edition: 2nd Edition