Jeannie Robertson : emergent singer, transformative voice / James Porter, Herschel Gower.
- Porter, James, 1937-
- Date:
- [1995], ©1995
- Books
- Online
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Publication/Creation
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [1995], ©1995.
Physical description
xlvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Contents
"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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index.
Discography: p. 349-351.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.