Play Me Something Quick and Devilish: Old-Time Fiddlers in Missouri
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826219942 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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These themes include the use of the violin in Westward migration, in the Civil War years, and in the railroad boom that changed history. Documentary in nature, this social history draws on various academic disciplines and oral histories recorded in Marshall’s forty-some years of research and field experience. Other core populations include the “Old Stock Americans” (primarily Scotch-Irish from Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia), African Americans, German-speaking immigrants, people with American Indian ancestry (focusing on Cherokee families dating from the Trail of Tears in the 1830s), and Irish railroad workers in the post–Civil War period. Historians, music aficionados, and lay people interested in Missouri folk heritage—as well as fiddlers, of course—will find Play Me Something Quick and Devilish an entertaining and enlightening read. Marshall also examines regional styles in Missouri fiddling and comments on the future of this time-honored, and changing, tradition. These are the primary communities whose fiddle and dance traditions came together on the Missouri frontier to cultivate the bounty of old-time fiddling enjoyed today.Marshall also investigates themes in the continuing evolution of fiddle traditions. With 39 tunes, the enclosed Voyager Records companion CD includes a historic sampler of Missouri fiddlers and styles from 1955 to 2012. A media kit is available here: press.umsy
Anonymous7"I enthusiastically recommend! :)" according to Anonymous729. I was a bit concerned I maybe wasn't enough of a "fiddle music expert" to appreciate this book, that I might possibly find it a bit dry since I can barely list the names of half a dozen of the old-time fiddlers (I began my interest in Missouri fiddling starting with John Hartford, especially his album "Hamilton Ironworks", and Gene Goforth). I am only about 25% though the book but I am *delighted* with it. I wish to emphasize that the author writes with a very nice friendly tone (clear, but not "stuffy"). It's filling in a lot of blanks for me regarding how the US was discovered too. Obviously, the dynamics of music . 9 said I enthusiastically recommend! :). I was a bit concerned I maybe wasn't enough of a "fiddle music expert" to appreciate this book, that I might possibly find it a bit dry since I can barely list the names of half a dozen of the old-time fiddlers (I began my interest in Missouri fiddling starting with John Hartford, especially his album "Hamilton Ironworks", and Gene Goforth). I am only about "I enthusiastically recommend! :)" according to Anonymous729. I was a bit concerned I maybe wasn't enough of a "fiddle music expert" to appreciate this book, that I might possibly find it a bit dry since I can barely list the names of half a dozen of the old-time fiddlers (I began my interest in Missouri fiddling starting with John Hartford, especially his album "Hamilton Ironworks", and Gene Goforth). I am only about 25% though the book but I am *delighted* with it. I wish to emphasize that the author writes with a very nice friendly tone (clear, but not "stuffy"). It's filling in a lot of blanks for me regarding how the US was discovered too. Obviously, the dynamics of music . 5% though the book but I am *delighted* with it. I wish to emphasize that the author writes with a very nice friendly tone (clear, but not "stuffy"). It's filling in a lot of blanks for me regarding how the US was discovered too. Obviously, the dynamics of music . Fiddles and how they have been played JohnBBQ Dr. Marshall is one of those rare breed of historians that not only studies a subject, he is a participant in the field. So when he writes about a subject it is something he knows inside out and he does it with clarity, honesty and humor. The fiddle played a big role in the lives of people and the ethnic mix of Missouri brought it all together--as did many things in the westward expansion across America.The CD of recordings over the last 50 years is also very interesting--you really 'hear' what you re reading about. This is a book for everyone that wants to know how music grew and who were the fiddlers that made it h. A great reference for old time fiddlers Amazon Customer "Play Me Something Quick and Devilish" by Howard Marshall, is a documentary with enjoyable tales about many of the Missouri fiddlers and gives excellent histories of the old fiddle tunes we all know and love. It is a very useful reference to have on hand. Also, enough history of the previous two-hundred years of Missouri is included to support the overall structure and organization of the book. The author's credentials include his own activities in collecting and documenting the Missouri fiddlers and the tunes they play, as well as a stint at the Smithsonian Institution in that subject area. Also, the author is a bon
Similar to many studies of American fiddling, Marshall’s regional approach is also evident in historical treatments of fiddling as well as in various tune collections written by other researchers.”—Journal of American Folklore “Supplemented by musical transcriptions created by Sharon Graf, Brian Pryor, and Kristen Tourville; an accompanying compact disc with thirty-nine recordings; and sumptuous illustrations. This beautifully organized and eminently enjoyable book covers old-time fiddlers in Missouri – the crossroads of American culture for several centuries.This phenomenally entertaining and glorious volume should grace the library of every musician and historian. An engaging, comprehensive study, Play M