Never Without a Song by Katharine D Newman

Never Without a Song by Katharine D Newman

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Focuses on the centrality of folksong in the life of Jennie Devlin (1865-1952), a woman who had worked for years as a 'bound-out girl' along the New York-Pennsylvania border. This biography compiles information about the older woman's life and music.

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Never Without a Song by Katharine D Newman

Focuses on the centrality of folksong in the life of Jennie Devlin (1865-1952), a woman who had worked for years as a 'bound-out girl' along the New York-Pennsylvania border. This biography compiles information about the older woman's life and music.
"It is a deeply moving story, with sensitive insights into the heart of a folk singer"--Alan Lomax, from the introduction
Katharine C. Newman was an independent scholar with a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
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ISBN 13 9780252063718
ISBN 10 0252063716
Title Never Without a Song
Author Katharine D Newman
Series Music In American Life
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Year published 1995-01-01
Number of pages 328
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.