Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia

Ritchie, Fiona; Orr, Doug

ISBN 10: 1469618222 / ISBN 13: 9781469618227

Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2014

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Synopsis:

...revisit the people and places and deepen your enjoyment of the sublime BBC tv series “Wayfaring Stranger” ...in these pages revisit people and places you loved in the BBC tv series “Wayfaring Stranger” ... by the authors as featured in the acclaimed BBC tv series “Wayfaring Stranger” 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. Enriched by the insights of key contributors to the living tradition on both sides of the Atlantic, this abundantly illustrated volume includes a CD featuring 20 songs by musicians profiled in the book.

About the Author: Fiona Ritchie is the founder, producer, and host of US National Public Radio's The Thistle & Shamrock; she was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2014. Doug Orr is president emeritus of Warren Wilson College, North Carolina, where he founded the Swannanoa Gathering music workshops.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from...
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: hardcover
Condition: As New