Homegrown Music: Discovering Bluegrass

Homegrown Music. Discovering Bluegrass. by Stephanie P. Ledgin. Offers a unique and informative background for readers who want to explore the.
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Ledgin has captured the rich history of this music in "Homegrown Music," a lively, informative book that is perfect for newcomers and devoted fans, musicians, and non-musicians.


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Though recognized and embraced internationally, bluegrass is one of only two musical genres native to America and, like jazz, it boasts a colorful and lively history, one that is captured here in all its detail complete with candid interviews with such legends as Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Covering such aspects of bluegrass as instrumentation, songs, the festival experience, and parking lot picking, "Homegrown Music" also offers candid interviews with many celebrated bluegrass figures. An extensive up-to-the-minute resource guide of print, audio-visual, and Internet materials rounds out the volume.

Enthusiasts of all ages will find much to discover and much to enjoy. O Bluegrass, Where Art Thou? The Origins of Bluegrass: On the Horizon Down the Road: Continuing the Tradition Afterword: Suggested Resources Selected Works Consulted. Appendices include 25 recordings to jumpstart your collection, Video: A Random Sampling, and lists of bluegrass publications, books, magazines, and record companies. An extensive up-to-the-minute resource guide of print, audio-visual, and Internet materials rounds out the volume.

Enthusiasts of all ages will find much to discover and much to enjoy. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Sponsored Products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on Amazon.

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Homegrown music : discovering bluegrass

The book is poorly organized and in general hard to read. More than a journey into the discovery of Bluegrass it is the journal of a Bluegrass insider who can easily list the who's who rather than explain what's what. If you passion is music, this is not your book. The historical part is interesting, but fails to captivate the audience.

Homegrown Music

Similar recanting of the early days on the Web are free and a lot more captivating. Naturally, as the books become more and more dated, a lot of the references provided become outdated and so, it does not even serve as a reference book.


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    6. I hope not to offend the author, but I would recommend you save you money and perhaps check if your local library can get you a copy. All of us were bluegrass music neophytes at some time in our past.

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    And even if you've been around the music awhile, you'll still enjoy her 25 recordings to jump-start your collection. More accurately and usefully, she's provided a set of mileposts and signposts for the new travelers to follow, or not, as they choose. It's an easy read, and if you're looking to get your feet wet in bluegrass, a good place to jump in. Stephanie takes the reader through the many projects and personalities that have made the bluegrass movement a real one.

    Stephanie Ledgin draws on years of experience and affection for the music, and covers the bases in a swift-moving, concise style.

    Homegrown Music

    People new to the music need an up-to-date, wide-ranging look at the music's history and leading artists. This book will help newcomers get the overview. How could she possibly catch all that is out there in this diverse world of players and keep it interesting? Well, Stephanie Ledgin did just that, and wrote a book I highly recommend to anyone interested in what is behind the sounds that make up the backbone of one of America's best world influences.

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