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Strings of life : conversations with old-time musicians from Virginia and North Carolina / Kevin Donleavy.

Author/creator Donleavy, Kevin
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoBlacksburg, VA : Pocahontas Press, ©2004.
Descriptioniv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction, and so forth. Counties in this old-time music region -- Where cultures meet. The people, the geography, the instruments, and the music -- Surry County, North Carolina. Some Surry County recordings -- Low Gap, Surry County, North Carolina -- Carroll County and Fancy Gap, Virginia. A few recordings from Fancy Gap -- Carroll County, Virginia, part 2. Select discography for Abe Horton ; Other area music -- Rambling from Lambsburg, fiddling around Scraptown, Virginia. Some last resting sites -- Patrick County, Virginia. A Patrick discography -- Forsyth County and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A Winston-Salem/Forsyth discography -- Stokes County, North Carolina. Tunes recently played in Stokes County -- Rockingham and Caswell Counties, North Carolina. Some Rockingham and Caswell music -- Alleghany County, North Carolina. A select Alleghany discography -- Wilkes County and Elkin, North Carolina. Bray Family chronicles -- A little world of music - Virginia meets North Carolina and Tennessee. Addendum on "Billy in the low ground" ; Discography -- Grayson County and Galax Town, Virginia -- Wythe County, Virginia.
Abstract History of fiddle and banjo music from eleven Virginia and North Carolina counties.
Local noteLittle-346180--305131051946
Local noteLittle-346180--305131051946
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004304525
ISBN0936015497
ISBN9780936015491
Stock number1235616 QBI

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML385 .D66 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold