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Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter
- Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector
Engelsk Paperback
Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter
- Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector
Engelsk Paperback

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A traveling salesman with little formal education, Max Hunter gravitated to song catching and ballad hunting while on business trips in the Ozarks. Hunter recorded nearly 1600 traditional songs by more than 200 singers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, all the while focused on preserving the music in its unaltered form. Sarah Jane Nelson chronicles Hunter’s song collecting adventures alongside portraits of the singers and mentors he met along the way. The guitar-strumming Hunter picked up the recording habit to expand his repertoire but almost immediately embraced the role of song preservationist. Being a local allowed Hunter to merge his native Ozark earthiness with sharp observational skills to connect--often more than once--with his singers. Hunter’s own ability to be present added to that sense of connection. Despite his painstaking approach, ballad collecting was also a source of pleasure for Hunter. Ultimately, his dedication to capturing Ozarks song culture in its natural state brought Hunter into contact with people like Vance Randolph, Mary Parler, and non-academic folklorists who shared his values.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9780252086991
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0252086996
Udg. Dato:
24 jan 2023
Længde:
28mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
227mm
Forlag:
University of Illinois Press
Oplagsdato:
24 jan 2023
Forfatter(e):
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