Jeannie Robertson : emergent singer, transformative voice / James Porter, Herschel Gower.
| Author/creator |
Porter, James, 1937- |
| Other author/creator | Gower, Herschel. |
| Other author/creator | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, |
| Description | xlvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
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| Series | Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered) |
| Contents | "The bonnie bunch o' roses" : traveller kith and kin -- "The lady o' the lake" : childhood and courtship -- "A gift o' some kind" : Jeemsie, Lizzie, and second sight -- "The flure o' ma family" : Jeemsie -- "Intil the country" : renewal and discovery -- "The pleasure of Scotland" : fame -- "An' nivir sung better" : London and the MBE -- "A fine air and a good story" : aesthetics -- "Farewell to my Jean" : a singer's legacy -- Songs in part II -- About the songs -- Songs of childhood, 1-12 -- Songs of freedom, 13-22 -- Songs of social conflict, 23-32 -- Songs of love affirmed, 33-45 -- The humors of love, 46-55 -- Songs of love's ironies, 56-65 -- Songs of love denied, 66-74 -- Songs of fraught relationships, 75-80. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: p. 349-351. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 95004376 |
| ISBN | 0870499041 (cl. : alk. paper) |
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