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The Americana Revolution
eBook - From Country and Blues Roots to the Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, and Beyond, Roots of American Music: Folk, Americana, Blues, and Country
ISBN/EAN: 9781442269415
Umbreit-Nr.: 2146949
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 264 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 04.04.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <span><span>Americana is a music that defies definition. It isnt rock, although it does encompass rock. It isnt folk, but folk is there. It isnt Celtic, but it is woven with Celtic threads. It is a blend of forms, music that draws on a wide range of influences. Gathering these many genres together, Americana continually reinvents itself and actively tells the story of its origins and its future.<br><br></span><span>The Americana Revolution: From Country and Blues Roots to the Avett Brothers, Mumford&amp; Sons, and Beyond</span><span>is an informal social history that describes Americana as both a musical genre and a movement, showing what it is, where it came from, and where it is going. Musician and historian Michael Scott Cain examines how the idea of genre, especially Americana, affects the creation and consumption of music. He tries to discern the formulas of this slippery genre and seeks out the places where artists have broken or bent those formulas in the name of creativity. Through anecdotes and interviews, Cain provides a firsthand view into the creation of Americana to clarify how the genre can be categorized and defined.<br><br>Through the stories of its creators both long gone and new to the scene, Americana music comes alive as a diverse melting pot of creative genius. With this book, Cain grants music lovers from all backgrounds an unparalleled view into the future of a music that embraces new influences but never forgets its roots.</span></span>
- Kurztext
- <span><span>Michael Cain offers</span><span>an informal social history that describes Americana as both a musical genre and a movement, showing what it is, where it came from and where it is going.</span><span> Through anecdotes and interviews, Cain provides a firsthand view into the creation of Americana, trying to clarify how the genre can be categorized and defined.</span></span>
- Autorenportrait
- <span><span>Michael Scott Cain</span><span> is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently</span><span>East Point Poems</span><span>, and three novels, including</span><span>Midnight Train</span><span>, a country music novel. After teaching popular culture and literature at the collegiate level for forty years, he now covers the topic in the Frederick</span><span> News-Post</span><span>while also serving as jazz, blues, poetry, and folklore editor for</span><span>Rambles.</span></span>