America Over the Water

"First published in Great Britain in 2004 by SAF Publishing Ltd"--Title page verso.

About the author

Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE is an English folk singer, song collector and perhaps the greatest living embodiment of the musical threads that connect the country with its history. As a significant presence during the Second English Folk Revival, Shirley formed a duo with her sister Dolly, who accompanied Shirley's raw and direct voice on piano and portative organ; together they recorded the startling Anthems In Eden and Love, Death & The Lady. Following a period of silence spanning three decades during which she barely sang, Shirley released Lodestar, her first new material since 1978. The record is a collection of English, American and Cajun songs dating from the 16th Century to the 1950s, recorded at Shirley's home in Lewes, East Sussex - the work of an icon of British music who has never stopped exploring the power of the voice.

Summary

A memoir by the English folk singer: 'one of the greatest artists who ever lived' (Stewart Lee) about her journey through America's southern states with Alan Lomax

Foreword

A memoir by the English folk singer: 'one of the greatest artists who ever lived' (Stewart Lee) about her journey through America's southern states with Alan Lomax

Additional text

Without doubt one of England's greatest cultural treasures

Product details

• Authors: Shirley Collins, Collins Shirley
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2022
• EAN: 9781474623377
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-2337-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 214 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Folk & traditional music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Traditional and folk music