North Carolina String Music Masters

North Carolina String Music Masters
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 9781625846877
ISBN-13 : 1625846878
Rating : 4/5 (878 Downloads)

Book Synopsis North Carolina String Music Masters by : Elizabeth A. Carlson

Download or read book North Carolina String Music Masters written by Elizabeth A. Carlson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina musicians pioneered and mastered the genres of old-time and bluegrass music. The roots of American music are deeply grounded in North Carolina's music history. Doc Watson played mountain fiddle tunes on guitar. He emerged as the father of flatpicking and forever changed the role of the guitar in American music. Charlie Poole created techniques that eventually defined bluegrass, and folks around the state heard his banjo on some of the most important old-time recordings. Rising star Rhiannon Giddens keeps the music alive today through new interpretations of classic old-time and bluegrass songs. Elizabeth Carlson profiles these and other masters of string music in this fascinating record of North Carolina's musical past, present and future.


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