African banjo echoes in Appalachia : a study of folk traditions / Cecelia Conway.
"Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, developing its downstroking playing styles and repertory, and spreading its influence to the national consciousness. In this groundbreaking...
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Main Author: | Conway, Cecelia (Author) |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press,
[1995]
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Series: | Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered)
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Holy Cross Note: | "4th printing, 2012" -- Title page verso. |
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