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Much has been written about the songs gathered in North America in
the first half of the 20th century. However, there is scant
information on those individuals responsible for gathering these
songs. The Ballad Collectors of North America: How Gathering
Folksongs Transformed Academic Thought and American Identity fills
this gap, documenting the efforts of those who transcribed and
recorded North American folk songs. Both biographical and topical,
this book chronicles not only the most influential of these song
catchers but also examines the main schools of thought on the
collection process, the leading proponents of those schools, and
the projects that they shaped. Contributors also consider the role
of technology especially the phonograph in the collection efforts.
Chapters organized by region cover such areas as Appalachia, the
West, and Canada, while others devoted to specialized topics from
the cowboy tune and occupational song to the commercialization of
folk music through song collections and anthologies. Ballad
Collectors investigates the larger role of the ballad in the
development of American identity, from the national appreciation of
cowboy songs in popular culture to the use of Appalachian song
forms in radio broadcasts to the role of dustbowl ballads in the
urban folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. Finally, this collection
assesses the changing role of songs and song texts in the academic
fields of folklore, anthropology, musicology, and ethnomusicology.
Scholars and students of American cultural and social history, as
well as fans of North American folk and popular music, will find
The Ballad Collectors of North America a fascinating story of how
the American folk tradition gained greater visibility, fueling the
revolutions that would follow in the writing and performance of
American music.
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