Browse: American Folk Music and Musicians (series)

Extensively researched....Cohen uses his storytelling skills to explore the early days of American folk music — Dirty Linen More…

Scott Barretta's selections gather together a body of little-known published materials. . . .Some content is newsy, freezeframing points in time. Some insights and observations about Joan Baez,... — fRoots More…

Thoroughly researched examination — Dirty Linen More…

Among collectors of African American folksong, Lawrence Gellert is undeservedly obscure. Eccentric and controversial, he led an adventurous life, many details of which are uncertain. His family... — Choice More…

Part of the American Folk Music and Musicians series, the subtitle of this latest release indicates the tilt taken toward the serious scholarly study of traditional music. With chapter contributions... — Booklist More…

a delightful and insightful contribution...all of the essays in the book are informative, well-written and opinionated — Sing Out! More…

A complete and thorough book that reveals little-known facts about the dulcimer's origins on the early Appalachian frontier and its design traditions. A good choice for libraries with strong... — Library Journal More…

Thoroughly-researched biography — Record Collector More…

Guitar expert and folk music aficionado Bush's in-depth biography of the Kingston Trio, one of America's premier folk acts, may not be all that revelatory to devotees, but to those only familiar... — Publishers Weekly More…

Don't leave...thinking this book will interest only the hardened dulcimer fans. It is too entertainingly written for that. As befits a professional journalist, the author traces the finer points... — fRoots More…