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Loading... The Scotch Irish influence on country music in the Carolinas : border ballads, fiddle tunes and sacred songsby Michael C. Scoggins
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Country music in the Carolinas and the southern Appalachian Mountains owes a tremendous debt to freedom-loving Scotch-Irish pioneers who settled the southern backcountry during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These hardy Protestant settlers brought with them from Lowland Scotland, Northern England and the Ulster Province of Ireland music that created the essential framework for "old-time string band music." From the cabins of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains to the textile mills and urban centers of the Carolina foothills, this colorful, passionate, heartfelt music transformed the culture of America and the world and laid the foundation for western swing, bluegrass, rockabilly and modern country music. Author Michael Scoggins takes a trip to the roots of country music in the Carolinas. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.642The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Country and BluegrassLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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