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100 1 a| Cohen, Norm,d| 1936-=| ^A754819;

245 10 a| Folk music :b| a regional exploration /c| Norm Cohen.;

260 a| Westport, CT :b| Greenwood Press,c| 2005.;

300 a| xliii, 335 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 27 cm.;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Greenwood guides to American roots music,x| 1551-0271;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-321) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Types of American folk music: ballads and songs -- Instruments and musical aspects -- Folk music of the Northeast -- Folk music of the Southeast -- Folk music of the Midwest and Great Lakes region -- Folk music of the far West -- Urban centers and folk music -- Biographical sketches -- Appendix: Plot synopses of traditional ballads most commonly found in the United States and Canada -- Glossary.;

520 a| American folk music has provided a narrative thread to the fiber of the nation since its earliest days. Forms ranging from New England sea chanteys to Pennsylvania Dutch worksongs helped shape life in the Northeast. Appalachian ballads evolved in the South, as did slave spirituals that served as codes for the Underground Railroad. Folk ballads on lumbering and mining grew in the Midwest and Northwest, while cowboy ballads emerged across the Great Plains and the West, and railroad songs accompanied expansion along the American frontier. Folk music scholar Norm Cohen presents a thorough exploration of the many ways in which folk music genres and subgenres have arisen in different regions of America. Chapters on folk song types, folk instrumentation, and the urban folk revival set further context to the discussion, and an itemized summary of noted folksong collections serves as an additional tool for both general readers and folk music scholars.;

650 0 a| Folk songs, Englishz| United Statesx| History and criticism.=| ^A154938;

650 0 a| Folk musicz| United Statesx| History and criticism.=| ^A136350;

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Folk music : a regional exploration / Norm Cohen.

Author/creator	Cohen, Norm, 1936-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2005.
Description	xliii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Subjects	Folk songs, English--United States. --History and criticism. Folk music--United States. --History and criticism.

Series	Greenwood guides to American roots music, 1551-0271 Greenwood guides to American roots music. ^A700375
Contents	Introduction -- Types of American folk music: ballads and songs -- Instruments and musical aspects -- Folk music of the Northeast -- Folk music of the Southeast -- Folk music of the Midwest and Great Lakes region -- Folk music of the far West -- Urban centers and folk music -- Biographical sketches -- Appendix: Plot synopses of traditional ballads most commonly found in the United States and Canada -- Glossary.
Abstract	American folk music has provided a narrative thread to the fiber of the nation since its earliest days. Forms ranging from New England sea chanteys to Pennsylvania Dutch worksongs helped shape life in the Northeast. Appalachian ballads evolved in the South, as did slave spirituals that served as codes for the Underground Railroad. Folk ballads on lumbering and mining grew in the Midwest and Northwest, while cowboy ballads emerged across the Great Plains and the West, and railroad songs accompanied expansion along the American frontier. Folk music scholar Norm Cohen presents a thorough exploration of the many ways in which folk music genres and subgenres have arisen in different regions of America. Chapters on folk song types, folk instrumentation, and the urban folk revival set further context to the discussion, and an itemized summary of noted folksong collections serves as an additional tool for both general readers and folk music scholars.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-321) and index.
LCCN	2004017425
ISBN	0313328722 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780313328725 (alk. paper)

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