Pioneers Of English Folk Guitar

Pioneers of American Folk Guitar guides you through the music of twelve guitar masters, from Mississippi John Hurt, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Elizabeth Cotton and more. Perfect for the intermediate-advanced guitarist looking to unlock the deep power of these folk and blues techniques, this publication presents each piece in the original keys, arranged from the original recordings in Guitar TAB & standard notation with full lyrics and chord symbols. With brief biographical notes on each artist examining their impact and style, this is the best way to gain an appreciation and understanding of the music which is rooted so deeply in the heart of American culture. Songlist: - Embryonic Journey [Jorma Kaukonen] - Freight Train [Elizabeth Cotten] - Girl From The North Country [Bob Dylan] - A Hazy Shade Of Winter [Simon & Garfunkel] - Candy Man Blues [Mississippi John Hurt] - Ian & Nisa [Michael Gulezian] - Ice Miner [Leo Kottke] - St. Louis Tickle [Dave Van Ronk] - On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean [John Fahey] - The Poor People Of Paris [Chet Atkins] - Redwood Ramble [Robbie Basho] - Turnpike Terror [Peter Lang]

This broad-based collection of essays is an introduction both to the concerns of contemporary folklore scholarship and to the variety of forms that folk performance has taken throughout English history. Combining case studies of specific folk practices with discussion of the various different lenses through which they have been viewed since becoming the subject of concerted study in Victorian times, this book builds on the latest work in an ever-growing body of contemporary folklore scholarship. Many of the contributing scholars are also practicing performers and bring experience and understanding of performance to their analyses and critiques. Chapters range across the spectrum of folk song, music, drama and dance, but maintain a focus on the key defining characteristics of folk performance – custom and tradition – in a full range of performances, from carol singing and sword dancing to playground rhymes and mummers' plays. As well as being an essential reference for folklorists and scholars of traditional performance and local history, this is a valuable resource for readers in all disciplines of dance, drama, song and music whose work coincides with English folk traditions.