Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music: America changed through music by

Description: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music by Ross Hair, Thomas Ruys Smith Released in 1952, the Anthology of American Folk Music was the singular vision of the enigmatic artist, musicologist, and collector Harry Smith (1923–1991). A collection of eighty-four commercial recordings of American vernacular and folk music originally issued between 1927 and 1932, the Anthology featured an eclectic and idiosyncratic mixture of blues and hillbilly songs, ballads old and new, dance music, gospel, and numerous other performances less easy to classify.Where previous collections of folk music, both printed and recorded, had privileged field recordings and oral transmission, Smith purposefully shaped his collection from previously released commercial records, pointedly blurring established racial boundaries in his selection and organisation of performances. Indeed, more than just a ground-breaking collection of old recordings, the Anthology was itself a kind of performance on the part of its creator.Over the six decades of its existence, however, it has continued to exert considerable influence on generations of musicians, artists, and writers. It has been credited with inspiring the North American folk revival—"The Anthology was our bible", asserted Dave Van Ronk in 1991, "We all knew every word of every song on it"—and with profoundly influencing Bob Dylan. After its 1997 release on CD by Smithsonian Folkways, it came to be closely associated with the so-called Americana and Alt-Country movements of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Following its sixtieth birthday, and now available as a digital download and rereleased on vinyl, it is once again a prominent icon in numerous musical currents and popular culture more generally.This is the first book devoted to such a vital piece of the large and complex story of American music and its enduring value in American life. Reflecting the intrinsic interdisciplinarity of Smiths original project, this collection contains a variety of new perspectives on all aspects of the Anthology. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ross Hair is Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Culture at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is the author of Ronald Johnsons Modernist Collage Poetry (2010) and Avant-Folk: Small Press Poetry Networks from 1950 to the Present (2016). His essays on modern American and British poetry have appeared in, among other publications, the Journal of Modern Literature, Journal of British and Irish Innovative Poetry, and Texas Studies in Literature and Language.Thomas Ruys Smith is Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Culture at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is the author of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark Twain (2007), and Southern Queen: New Orleans in the Nineteenth Century (2011). He is also the editor of Blacklegs, Card Sharps and Confidence Men: Nineteenth-Century Mississippi River Gambling Stories (2010), and, with Sarah Churchwell, Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers, from Charlotte Temple to The Kite Runner (2012). Table of Contents Part I Introductions 1 Introduction: America changed through music Ross Hair and Thomas Ruys Smith2 "Spun in a wheel of vertigo": Harry Smith and the magic of history Geoff Ward3 Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music: the critical heritage Rory CrutchfieldInterlude 1. "This unknown body of Americana": Alan Lomaxs List of American Folk Songs on Commercial Records and the Anthology of American Folk Music Nathan SalsburgPart II "The whole bizarre package" 4 Harry Smith, the Anthology, and the artist as collector Justin Parks5 Collage, politics, and narrative approaches to Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music Dan Blim6 Harry Smith: collecting thought-forms and programming the aerial computer R. Bruce ElderPart III Deep cuts 7 "Fatal Flower Garden": the execution of a Child ballad Robin Purves8 Smiths Amnesia Theater: "Moonshiners Dance" in Minnesota Kurt Gegenhuber9 Dead Presidents: "Charles Guiteau," "White House Blues," and the histories of Smithville Thomas Ruys SmithInterlude 2. How weird is folk? Sharron KrausPart IV "Other lives" 10 "Volk Roots and Hiart Leaves": John Fahey and the Anthology of American Folk Music Ross Hair11 Recycling the South: contemporary literature and the Anthology of American Folk Music Phil Langran12 The "other lives" of Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music Paola FerreroAfterword Rani Singh Review The Anthology of American Folk Music is an extraordinary cultural entity, one that has assumed mythical status. And Ross Hair and Thomas Ruys Smiths fascinating collection manages to preserve our wonder at the music and at the eccentricity of its curator, while bringing new insights and fresh arguments to its history. Just as the Anthology is full of strange delights, so too is this book.John Street, University of East AngliaThe Anthology of American Folk Music is a talismanic casket of musical treasures, containing the key to decoding the tangled patterns of Harry Smiths interests in multiple art forms. This valuable essay collection offers invigorating and learned perspectives on the Anthology and its connections with folklore, magic, and hidden histories of America. Its a celebration of Smiths maverick verve and shamanic energy, reinstating him as a wonder-working polymath whose occult activities rippled out widely into 20th century culture.Rob Young, The Wire Review Quote The Anthology of American Folk Musicis an extraordinary cultural entity, one that has assumed mythical status. And Ross Hair and Thomas Ruys Smiths fascinating collection manages to preserve our wonder at the music and at the eccentricity of its curator, while bringing new insights and fresh arguments to its history. Just as the Anthology is full of strange delights, so too is this book. John Street, University of East Anglia The Anthology of American Folk Musicis a talismanic casket of musical treasures, containing the key to decoding the tangled patterns of Harry Smiths interests in multiple art forms. This valuable essay collection offers invigorating and learned perspectives on the Anthology and its connections with folklore, magic, and hidden histories of America. Its a celebration of Smiths maverick verve and shamanic energy, reinstating him as a wonder-working polymath whose occult activities rippled out widely into 20th century culture. Rob Young, The Wire Details ISBN1138318299 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 1138318299 ISBN-13 9781138318298 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Thomas Ruys Smith DEWEY 781.6200973 Illustrations 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white Affiliation University of East Anglia, UK Pages 224 Publication Date 2018-06-11 Author Thomas Ruys Smith Media Book Short Title Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music Language English AU Release Date 2018-06-11 NZ Release Date 2018-06-11 UK Release Date 2018-06-11 Alternative 9781472479204 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Subtitle America changed through music We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134456066;

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