Bluegrass Odyssey: A Documentary in Pictures and Words, 1966-86 (Music in American Life) - Hardcover

Rosenberg, Neil V

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252026152 ISBN 13: 9780252026157

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2001

Synopsis

The fruit of four decades of collaboration between bluegrass music's premier photographer and premier historian, Bluegrass Odyssey is a satisfying and visually alluring journey into the heart of a genuinely American music. Combining Neil V. Rosenberg's commentary with more than two hundred of Carl Fleischhauer's photographs, this visual documentary captures the music making, the culture and community that foster it, and "the places where bluegrass is at home."

About this title

About the Author

Carl Fleischhauer is a Folklife Specialist and Beverly Brannan is a Curator of Photography, both at the Library of Congress. Lawrence W. Levine is Margaret Byrne Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Alan Trachtenberg is Professor of American Studies and English at Yale University.

Grammy Award-winner Neil V. Rosenberg is the professor emeritus of folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author of Bluegrass: A History and coauthor of Bluegrass Odyssey.

Review

Salutes the values that a tradition has held dear: passion, community, family, and the craft of storytelling. -- Doubletake Magazine

Striking photographs. . . . Covers many aspects of the music's culture.. . . Chock-full of photos capturing the first decade of the festival movement. -- Richard Harrington,Washington Post

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0252026152
• ISBN 13: 9780252026157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208