Jeannie Robertson by James Porter
Combining biography, folklore, oral history, and ethnomusicology, this book explores the life and repertoire of the Scottish traditional singer Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975) - an artist whom Alan Lomax hailed as a monumental figure in twentieth-century folksong. Utilizing numerous quotations from Robertson's own oral accounts of her life, James Porter and Herschel Gower trace her career as a member of the marginal nomadic group in Northeast Scotland known as travellers, whose origin is obscure. They explain the importance of traditional song in Robertson's family and community and include eighty of her songs, complete with musical notation.
The Editor: James Porter was educated at the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh. From 1966 to 1968 he was lecturer in music at the University of Edinburgh, from 1968 to 1996 Professor of Music at the University of California, Los Angeles, and from 1996 to 2002 Professor of Scottish Ethnology at the University of Aberdeen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780870499043 |
| ISBN 10 | 0870499041 |
| Title | Jeannie Robertson |
| Author | James Porter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Tennessee Press |
| Year published | 1995-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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