Wayfaring Stranger A Musical Journey in the American South

Zusatztext John chronicles in lively prose the setbacks, breakthroughs and devilish difficulties encountered . . . More than a memoir, Wayfaring Stranger is a valuable contribution to musicology and an informative tribute to a musical culture . . . an excellent Bluegrass primer Informationen zum Autor Emma John is a writer and editor on the GUARDIAN and the OBSERVER. She is a former deputy editor of OBSERVER SPORT MONTHLY and THE WISDEN CRICKETER and in 2008 she was the first woman to win a Sports Journalism Award. She is also a classical violinist and bluegrass fiddler. Klappentext Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known? Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world. Emma had fallen out of love with her violin when a chance trip to the American South introduced her to bluegrass music. Classically trained, highly strung and wedded to London life, Emma was about as country as a gin martini. So why did it feel like a homecoming? Answering that question takes Emma deep into the Appalachian mountains, where she uncovers a hidden culture that confounds every expectation - and learns some emotional truths of her own. Zusammenfassung A journey to the American South in search of friendship, life lessons and bluegrass.

Product details

• Authors: Emma John, John Emma
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.06.2020
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781474606851
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-0685-1
• Pages: 336
• Dimensions (packing): 12.8 x 19.6 x 2 cm
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