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Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections

Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections

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Availability:In StockContributor:Travis D. StimelingSeries:Sounding AppalachiaPublish date:2018-04-27Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:West Virginia University PressISBN-13:9781946684271ISBN-10:1946684279UPC:9781946684271Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:MusicSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCNNM3CKBJ
Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections is the first book dedicated to telling the stories of West Virginia's extensive community of songwriters. Based on oral histories conducted by Stimeling and told largely in the songwriters' own words, these profiles offer a lively overview of the personalities, venues, and networks that nurture and sustain popular music in West Virginia.
Stimeling is attentive to breadth and diversity, presenting sketches of established personalities like Larry Groce, who oversees Mountain Stage, and emerging musicians like Maria Allison, who dreams of one day performing there. Each profile includes a brief selected discography to guide readers to recordings of these musicians' work.
Language:EnglishPublisher:West Virginia University PressISBN-13:9781946684271ISBN-10:1946684279UPC:9781946684271Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:MusicSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCNNM3CKBJ
Travis D. Stimeling is associate professor of musicology at West Virginia University, where he also directs the WVU Bluegrass and Old-Time Bands. His previous books include Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene, The Country Music Reader, and Fifty Cents and a Box Top: The Creative Life of Nashville Session Musician Charlie McCoy, published by WVU Press.
Publisher: West Virginia University Press

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