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100 1 a| Goertzen, Chris.=| ^A394464;

245 10 a| Southern fiddlers and fiddle contests /c| Chris Goertzen.;

300 a| viii, 163 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| American made music series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.;

505 0 a| American fiddling of the past -- Modern fiddle contests: the competition itself -- Fiddle contests away from the stage -- Fiddlers across the South -- Styles and meanings in southern fiddling -- Appendix: Four fiddlers speak.;

520 a| This book explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together. The author studies this change and what it means for audiences, musicians, traditions, and the future of southern fiddle music. The author traces fiddling and fiddle contests from mid-eighteenth-century Scotland to the modern United States. He takes the reader on journeys to the important large contests, such as those in Hallettville, Texas; Galax, Virginia; Weiser, Idaho; and to smaller ones, including his favorite in Athens, Alabama. He reveals what happens on stage and during such off-stage activities as camping, jamming, and socializing, which many fiddlers consider much more important than the competition. Through multiple interviews, the author also reveals the fiddlers' lives as told in their own words. The reader learns how and in what environments these fiddlers started playing, where they perform today, how they teach, what they think of contests, and what values they believe fiddling supports. This book shows how such contests have become living embodiments of American nostalgia.;

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Southern fiddlers and fiddle contests / Chris Goertzen.

Author/creator	Goertzen, Chris
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2008.
Description	viii, 163 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Fiddlers--Southern States. Music--Competitions. --Southern States. Fiddling--Southern States. --History and criticism.

Series	American made music series American made music series. ^A386424
Contents	American fiddling of the past -- Modern fiddle contests: the competition itself -- Fiddle contests away from the stage -- Fiddlers across the South -- Styles and meanings in southern fiddling -- Appendix: Four fiddlers speak.
Abstract	This book explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together. The author studies this change and what it means for audiences, musicians, traditions, and the future of southern fiddle music. The author traces fiddling and fiddle contests from mid-eighteenth-century Scotland to the modern United States. He takes the reader on journeys to the important large contests, such as those in Hallettville, Texas; Galax, Virginia; Weiser, Idaho; and to smaller ones, including his favorite in Athens, Alabama. He reveals what happens on stage and during such off-stage activities as camping, jamming, and socializing, which many fiddlers consider much more important than the competition. Through multiple interviews, the author also reveals the fiddlers' lives as told in their own words. The reader learns how and in what environments these fiddlers started playing, where they perform today, how they teach, what they think of contests, and what values they believe fiddling supports. This book shows how such contests have become living embodiments of American nostalgia.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
LCCN	2008015105
ISBN	9781604731224 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1604731222 (cloth : alk. paper)

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