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245 10 a| Alan Lomax :b| selected writings, 1934-1997 /c| edited by Ronald D. Cohen ; with introductory essays by Gage Averill, Matthew Barton, Ronald D. Cohen, Ed Kahn, and Andrew L. Kaye.;

260 a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2003.;

300 a| x, 363 pages, 8 pages of plates :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 24 cm +e| 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.);

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504 a| "Alan Lomax bibliography": pages 345-347.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| I. 1934-1950: The early collecting years. Introduction / by Ed Kahn ; "Sinful" songs of the southern negro ; Haitian journey ; Music in your own back yard ; Songs of the American folk ; Preface: Our Singing Country ; 14 traditional Spanish songs from Texas ; Reels and work songs ; Mister Ledford and the TVA ; America sings the saga of America ; Folk music in the Roosevelt era -- II. The 1950s: World music. Introduction / by Andrew L. Kaye and Matthew Barton ; Tribal voices in many tongues ; Making folklore available ; Galician music ; Italian folk music ; The folk song of Italy ; Folk song style: notes on a systematic approach to the study of folk song ; Skiffle: why is it so popular? and where is it going? ; Folk song style ; Saga of a folksong hunter -- III. The folk revival (1960s). Introduction / by Ronald D. Cohen ; The "folkniks" and the songs they sing ; Leadbelly's songs ; Bluegrass background: folk music with overdrive ; Getting to know folk music ; Folk song traditions are all around us ; The good and the beautiful in folksong -- IV. Cantometrics and cultural equity: the academic years. Introduction / by Gage Averill ; Song structure and social structure ; Choreometrics: a method for the study of cross-cultural pattern in film ; Appeal for cultural equity ; Cinema, science, and cultural renewal -- V. Final writings. Introduction / by Matthew Barton ; The global jukebox ; Preface to the 1993 edition of Mr. Jelly Roll ; Sounds of the south ; Brown girl in the ring ; Introduction to Katharine D. Newman, Never Without a Song: The Years and Songs of Jennie Devlin, 1865-1952.;

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520 a| In the annals of American music, Alan Lomax stands as one of this century's greatest folk music scholars, field workers, and promoters. Although Lomax published many books through his career, as well as hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions to journals, both popular and academic, have never been collected. This book brings together articles from the '30s onwards.;

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Alan Lomax : selected writings, 1934-1997 / edited by Ronald D. Cohen ; with introductory essays by Gage Averill, Matthew Barton, Ronald D. Cohen, Ed Kahn, and Andrew L. Kaye.

Author/creator	Lomax, Alan
Other author	Cohen, Ronald D., 1940-2022 editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description	x, 363 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subjects	Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002. Folk music--United States. --History and criticism.

Uniform title	Works. Selections. 2003
Contents	I. 1934-1950: The early collecting years. Introduction / by Ed Kahn ; "Sinful" songs of the southern negro ; Haitian journey ; Music in your own back yard ; Songs of the American folk ; Preface: Our Singing Country ; 14 traditional Spanish songs from Texas ; Reels and work songs ; Mister Ledford and the TVA ; America sings the saga of America ; Folk music in the Roosevelt era -- II. The 1950s: World music. Introduction / by Andrew L. Kaye and Matthew Barton ; Tribal voices in many tongues ; Making folklore available ; Galician music ; Italian folk music ; The folk song of Italy ; Folk song style: notes on a systematic approach to the study of folk song ; Skiffle: why is it so popular? and where is it going? ; Folk song style ; Saga of a folksong hunter -- III. The folk revival (1960s). Introduction / by Ronald D. Cohen ; The "folkniks" and the songs they sing ; Leadbelly's songs ; Bluegrass background: folk music with overdrive ; Getting to know folk music ; Folk song traditions are all around us ; The good and the beautiful in folksong -- IV. Cantometrics and cultural equity: the academic years. Introduction / by Gage Averill ; Song structure and social structure ; Choreometrics: a method for the study of cross-cultural pattern in film ; Appeal for cultural equity ; Cinema, science, and cultural renewal -- V. Final writings. Introduction / by Matthew Barton ; The global jukebox ; Preface to the 1993 edition of Mr. Jelly Roll ; Sounds of the south ; Brown girl in the ring ; Introduction to Katharine D. Newman, Never Without a Song: The Years and Songs of Jennie Devlin, 1865-1952.
Contents	CD: Comments on early days of collecting (1:16) -- Go down old Hannah (2:38) -- "Poor farmer" (story and song) (2:18) -- Excerpt from "Mr. Ledford and the TVA" radio program (5:44) -- Excerpt from "Your ballad man" radio program (1:26) -- Comments on Spanish singing style (1:09) -- Cantar de Vendimia (grape trampling song) (2:24) -- Comments on the "Tralalero" singers of Genoa, Italy (0:17) -- La partenza (2:39) -- "Sing Christmas" introduction (1:07) -- Mary & Martha is bound to wear the crown-o (1:44).
Abstract	In the annals of American music, Alan Lomax stands as one of this century's greatest folk music scholars, field workers, and promoters. Although Lomax published many books through his career, as well as hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions to journals, both popular and academic, have never been collected. This book brings together articles from the '30s onwards.
Bibliography note	"Alan Lomax bibliography": pages 345-347.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2002152034
ISBN	0415938546 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Alan Lomax : selected writings, 1934-1997 / edited by Ronald D. Cohen ; with introductory essays by Gage Averill, Matthew Barton, Ronald D. Cohen, Ed Kahn, and Andrew L. Kaye.

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