An edition of Wayfaring strangers (2014)

Wayfaring strangers

the musical voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia

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An edition of Wayfaring strangers (2014)

Wayfaring strangers

the musical voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia

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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.

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Language
English
Pages
361

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Table of Contents

Beginnings
Voyage
Singing a new song
Epilogue. A great tapestry.
CD contents.
Barbara Allen -- (Dolly Parton with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Altan) -- (5:22)
It was a' for our rightfu' king -- (Dougie MacLean) -- (3:40)
Dh'fhalbh mo nighean chruinn donn -- (Colum Sands & Maggie MacInnes) -- (4:13)
Benton's jig/Benton's dream -- (Patrick Street) -- (3:33)
The rambling Irishman -- (Len Graham & Brían ÓhAirt) -- (4:09)
The winding river Roe -- (Cara Dillon) -- (4:30)
The gypsy laddie -- (Jack Beck) -- (4:07)
Gypsy Davy -- (Julee Glaub) -- (4:04)
Pretty Saro -- (John Doyle) -- (3:38)
Indian whoop -- (James Bryan & Carl Jones) -- (2:00)
The Devil and the farmer's wife -- (Alan Burke) -- (4:40)
The farmer's curst wife -- (Pete Seeger) -- (2:48)
Young hunting/Elzig's farewell -- (Sheila Kay Adams) -- (5:45)
Black is the color -- (Sara Grey) -- (2:43)
Old George's Square -- (Jean Ritchie) -- (3:08)
Single girl, married girl -- (Atwater Donnelly) -- (4:11)
Shady Grove -- (Doc Watson & David Holt) -- (6:17)
Willie's lady -- (Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer) -- (6:71)
Wayfaring stranger/British field march -- (Timothy Cummings) -- (3:49)
The parting glass -- (Al Petteway & Amy White)-- (4:10).

Edition Notes

"'Voices of tradition' profiles": pages 289-294; "Glossary of less-familiar musical terms": pages 295-297; "A contextual timeline": pages 299-305; "Resource centers": pages 307-308.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320), discography (pages 311-312), and index.

Copyright Date
2014

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
781.62/13075
Library of Congress
ML3551.7.A57 R57 2014, ML3551.7.A57R57 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 361 pages
Number of pages
361

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27169051M
Internet Archive
wayfaringstrange0000ritc
ISBN 10
1469618222
ISBN 13
9781469618227
LCCN
2014012347
OCLC/WorldCat
875742371, 2014012347

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