Jeannie Robertson : emergent singer, transformative voice

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Jeannie Robertson : emergent singer, transformative voice

James Porter, Herschel Gower

（Publications of the American Folklore Society, . New series）

University of Tennessee Press, c1995

1st ed

Available at  / 2 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index

Discography: p. 349-351

Contents of Works

  • "The bonnie bunch o' roses" : traveller kith and kin
  • "The lady o' the lake" : childhood and courtship
  • "A gift o' some kind" : Jeemsie, Lizzie, and second sight
  • "The flure o' ma family" : Jeemsie
  • "Intil the country" : renewal and discovery
  • "The pleasure of Scotland" : fame
  • "An' nivir sung better" : London and the MBE
  • "A fine air and a good story" : aesthetics
  • "Farewell to my Jean" : a singer's legacy
  • Songs in part II
  • About the songs
  • Songs of childhood, 1-12
  • Songs of freedom, 13-22
  • Songs of social conflict, 23-32
  • Songs of love affirmed, 33-45
  • The humors of love, 46-55
  • Songs of love's ironies, 56-65
  • Songs of love denied, 66-74
  • Songs of fraught relationships, 75-80

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