Research Catalog

Title

String bands in the North Carolina Piedmont / Bob Carlin ; with a foreword by Steve Terrill.

Author

Carlin, Bob.

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2004.

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Description

vii, 267 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"This illustrated history focuses exclusively on Piedmont string band music - its place in the history and culture of the area, the music's development within traditional communities of the Piedmont, and many of the best known bands and musicians. Extensively researched, the text draws upon personal interviews with dozens of performers." "Topics include African-Americans and string band music; the societal functions of square dances; the ways in which musicians learned to play and bought their instruments; fiddlers' conventions and their history as community fundraisers; the recording industry and Piedmont musicians who cut recordings; the influence of live radio stations, including WPTF in Raleigh, WGWR in Asheboro, WSJS in Winston-Salem, WBIG in Greensboro and WBT in Charlotte; the first generation of locally-bred country entertainers, including Charlie Monroe's Kentucky Partners, Gurney Thomas and Glenn Thompson; and bluegrass and musical change following World War II."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• String band music > North Carolina > History
• String bands > North Carolina

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.

Contents

Foreword / Steve Terrill -- 1. True believers -- 2. African Americans and string band music -- 3. "Anything that I knew was something I heard him play" -- 4. "I can't remember when I didn't go to a square dance" -- 5. "Music made the day seem grander" -- 6. "The fiddlers fairly lifted the roof with 'Mississippi Sawyer'" -- 7. "Mountain folk music is being recorded here" -- 8. "He was looking for those who lived isolated lives" : Bascom Lamar Lunsford's discoveries -- 9. Broadcasting the old north state : stations, programs and personalities -- 10. The professionals -- 11. Bluegrass -- App. "Mountain folk music is being recorded here : talent from three states recording at studio in old west end school building"

ISBN

0786418265 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004012124

OCLC

• ocm55502381
• SCSB-5068774

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries