Staging Tradition
John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott
- Author: Williams, Michael Ann
Staging Tradition adds valuable insights into the sometimes contentious relationship between folk music presenters, performers, and audiences —
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$28.25Contents
- CoverTitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments
- 1. Tradition, Ambition, and the Theater
- 2. “Something Big”: The Birth of the National Folk FestivalIllustrations A
- 3. John Lair, Student of the Origins of American Folk Music
- 4. Tooting the Horn: The Heyday of the National Folk Festival and Renfro Valley Barn Dance
- 5. The Changing SceneIllustrations B
- 6. The Prima Donna of Folk
- 7. Things Have Changed in Renfro Valley
- 8. Staging TraditionNotesWorks CitedIndexBack cover