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Fragments of Yesteryear
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Fragments of Yesteryear

By: Robert D. Morritt

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Who were the early recording artists of American Folk and Country? Where did their songs originate? A specialist in early rural recordings gives answers, drawing on years of first-hand research, field trips to Appalachia, and a substantial private collection.

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This book represents many years of first-hand research based on field trips to Appalachia and to other regions in order to understand the origins of American Folk and Country music.

Robert D. Morritt studied Prehistory and Early Agriculture at the University of Manchester, UK, and Communications at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a historian and a musicologist, and has travelled extensively in the American South and in Appalachia and the Southwestern states.

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-4438-2499-2
  • ISBN13: 978-1-4438-2499-6
  • Date of Publication: 2010-09-20

Paperback

  • ISBN: 1-4438-7974-6
  • ISBN13: 978-1-4438-7974-3
  • Date of Publication: 2017-06-28

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-4438-2539-5
  • ISBN13: 978-1-4438-2539-9
  • Date of Publication: 2017-06-28
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Subject Codes:

  • BIC: AVGH, AVGL, AVX
  • BISAC: MUS020000, MUS010000, MUS017000, ANT037000, ANT001000, ANT025000
  • THEMA: AVLT(6FD), AVLP(6CM), AVX
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