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On the Porch - Life and Music in Terlingua, Texas (Hardcover) Loot Price: R701
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On the Porch - Life and Music in Terlingua, Texas (Hardcover): W. Chase Peeler

On the Porch - Life and Music in Terlingua, Texas (Hardcover)

W. Chase Peeler

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In sunbaked Terlingua, Texas (pop., a few hundred), residents joke that there is a musician under every rock. Located ten miles from Mexico in one of the remotest corners of the United States, the town had a recording studio before it had a school, a well-stocked grocery store, or even a water utility. Open jam sessions are a daily ritual, and some songwriters make a living from their craft despite being thousands of miles from New York or Nashville. Why does such a tiny and isolated place ring with singing and guitars? Based on more than two years of on-the-ground research, On the Porch tells the story of this small but remarkable community. Chase Peeler invites us into the music, introducing us to a cast of characters as unique as the town itself. He reveals how novices and experts perform together-a rarity in contemporary America. He recounts the devastation brought on by a border closure and describes how music is once again uniting people across the Rio Grande. He considers the impact of gentrification in an off-the-grid paradise, and how this threatens to transform a precarious musical ecosystem. On the Porch is a celebration of human musicality, of the role that music plays and can play in our lives, both in Terlingua and beyond.

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Imprint: University Of Texas Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2021
Authors: W. Chase Peeler
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2364-9
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music
Books > Music > Folk music
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LSN: 1-4773-2364-3
Barcode: 9781477323649

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