University of Illinois Press

The perfect introduction for those interested in knowing more about bluegrass and a needed addition to the canon of bluegrass scholarship — Bluegrass Unlimited More…

An intriguing and textured portrait of a black family in the nineteenth-century North. . . . Arguing that those who have searched for black influences on minstrelsy have exclusively and mistakenly... — The New York Times More…

An excellent addition to . . . ethnomusicological studies of nontraditional music in America — Choice More…

These stories and the recordings - capturing the voices of everyday people, not pop stars - simply crackle — Los Angeles Times More…

An excellent and highly readable book about an extraordinary character — Journal of American History More…

The wealth of data here is remarkable. . . . A signal contribution to South Asian ethnomusicology, as well as to the field of Indian tribal studies specifically — World of Music More…

Black writes clearly, in an easy-to-read and entertaining style. His portrait of Monroe is perceptive and sensitive, valuable because of its close perspective and also because Black has a different... — Bluegrass Unlimited More…

Any reader interested in world culture, music, ethnography, or ethnomusicology will enjoy Olsen's work. Recommended — Choice More…

Thomas provides both an informative treatment of this allegoric play and a well-written sociocultural discourse on the relationship between gender, race, music and dance in 19th-century Havana.... — Choice More…