An edition of Jeannie Robertson (1995)

Jeannie Robertson

emergent singer, transformative voice

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An edition of Jeannie Robertson (1995)

Jeannie Robertson

emergent singer, transformative voice

1st ed.

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Combining biography, folklore, oral history, and ethnomusicology, this book explores the life and repertoire of the Scottish traditional singer Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975) - an artist whom Alan Lomax hailed as "a monumental figure in twentieth-century folksong.".

Utilizing numerous quotations from Robertson's own oral accounts of her life, James Porter and Herschel Gower trace her career as a member of the marginal nomadic group in Northeast Scotland known as "travellers," whose origin is obscure. They explain the importance of traditional song in Robertson's family and community and include eighty of her songs, complete with musical notation.

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University of Tennessee Press
Language
English
Pages
357

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Subjects

Biography, Folk singers, Music, Music History & Criticism, Instrumental, Music, Dance, Drama & Film, Singers, biography, Robertson, jeannie , 1908-1975, Folk singers--scotland--biography, Ml420.r72 p67 1995, 782.42162/9163/092 b

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Jeannie Robertson, Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975)

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Scotland
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1995, Tuckwell Press
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Jeannie Robertson: emergent singer, transformative voice
1995, University of Tennessee Press
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Table of Contents

"The bonnie bunch o' roses" : traveller kith and kin
"The lady o' the lake" : childhood and courtship
"A gift o' some kind" : Jeemsie, Lizzie, and second sight
"The flure o' ma family" : Jeemsie
"Intil the country" : renewal and discovery
"The pleasure of Scotland" : fame
"An' nivir sung better" : London and the MBE
"A fine air and a good story" : aesthetics
"Farewell to my Jean" : a singer's legacy
Songs in part II
About the songs
Songs of childhood, 1-12
Songs of freedom, 13-22
Songs of social conflict, 23-32
Songs of love affirmed, 33-45
The humors of love, 46-55
Songs of love's ironies, 56-65
Songs of love denied, 66-74
Songs of fraught relationships, 75-80.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index.
Discography: p. 349-351.

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Knoxville
Series
Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series, Publications of the American Folklore Society.

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Dewey Decimal Class
782.42162/9163/0092, B
Library of Congress
ML420.R72 P67 1995, ML420.R72P67 1995

The Physical Object

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xlvi, 357 p. :
Number of pages
357

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OL1273029M
Internet Archive
jeannierobertson0000port
ISBN 10
0870499041
LCCN
95004376
OCLC/WorldCat
32396190
Goodreads
3048124

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