Folk songs are short stories from the souls of common people. Some, like Mexican corridos or Scottish ballads, reworked in the Appalachias, are stories of tragic or heroic episodes. Others, like the African American blues, reach from a difficult present back into slavery and for…
Traditional Japanese folk songs (min'yō) from the countryside are strongly linked to their places of origin and continue to play a role there. This book explores a range of topics such as song life in the traditional village, rural-urban tensions, local min'yō preservation socie…
Traditional Japanese folk songs (min'yō) from the countryside are strongly linked to their places of origin and continue to play a role there. This book explores a range of topics such as song life in the traditional village, rural-urban tensions, local min'yō preservation socie…
Newfoundlanders have long and lustily sung their folksongs, and the tradition remains strong today. Despite modern influences, the old songs persist, mixed with new songs that are composed to record the events of our time. This is the first major collection of Newfoundland folks…
Newfoundlanders have long and lustily sung their folksongs, and the tradition remains strong today. Despite modern influences, the old songs persist, mixed with new songs that are composed to record the events of our time. This is the first major collection of Newfoundland folks…
