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Singing the Gospel along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009 (Hardcover)
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Singing the Gospel along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009 (Hardcover)
Series: SOAS Studies in Music
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Following three years of ethnomusicological fieldwork on the sacred
singing traditions of evangelical Christians in North-East Scotland
and Northern Isles coastal communities, Frances Wilkins documents
and analyses current singing practices in this book by placing them
historically and contemporaneously within their respective faith
communities. In ascertaining who the singers were and why, when,
where, how and what they chose to sing, the study explores a number
of related questions. How has sacred singing contributed to the
establishment and reinforcement of individual and group identities
both in the church and wider community? What is the process by
which specific regional repertoires and styles develop? Which
organisations and venues have been particularly conducive to the
development of sacred singing in the community? How does the
subject matter of songs relate to the immediate environment of
coastal inhabitants? How and why has gospel singing in coastal
communities changed? These questions are answered with
comprehensive reference to interview material, fieldnotes,
videography and audio field recordings. As one of the first pieces
of ethnomusicological research into sacred music performance in
Scotland, this ethnography draws important parallels between
practices in the North East and elsewhere in the British Isles and
across the globe.
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