Read Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine

Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine

Drew Beisswenger

4.9/5 (21050 ratings)

Description:From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler Melvin Wine has influenced musicians and music enthusiasts far beyond his homeplace. Music, community, and tradition permeate all aspects of life in this rural region. 'Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine' shows how in Wine's playing and teaching all three have created a vital and enduring legacy. As a musician, Wine has been honored nationally for his musical skills and his leadership role in an American musical tradition. A farmer, a coal miner, a father of ten children, and a deeply religious man, he has played music influenced by the hard lessons of his own experience and shaped a musical tradition even while passing it on to others. 'Fiddling Way Out Yonder' examines the fiddler, his music, and its context from a variety of perspectives. Many rousing fiddlers came from isolated mountain regions like Wine's home stomp. The book makes a point to address the broad historical issues related both to North American fiddling and to Wine's personal history. Wine (b. 1909) has spent almost all of his life in rural Braxton County, an area where the fiddle and dance traditions that were strong during his childhood and early adult life continue to be active today. Utilizing models from folklore studies and ethnomusicology, 'Fiddling Way Out Yonder' discusses how community life and educational environment have affected Wine's music and his approaches to performance. Such a unique fiddler deserves close stylistic scrutiny. The book reveals Wine's particular tunings, his ways of holding the instrument, his licks, his bowing techniques and patterns, his tune categories, and his favorite keys. The book includes transcriptions and analyses of ten of Wine's tunes, some of which are linked to minstrelsy, ballad singing traditions, and gospel music. Narratives discuss the background of each tune and how it has fit into Wine's life. This biography heralds a musician who wants both to communicate the spirit of his mountains and to sway an audience into having an old-fashioned good time. Drew Beisswenger is a music librarian at Southwest Missouri State University.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine. To get started finding Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1604732024

Description: From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler Melvin Wine has influenced musicians and music enthusiasts far beyond his homeplace. Music, community, and tradition permeate all aspects of life in this rural region. 'Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine' shows how in Wine's playing and teaching all three have created a vital and enduring legacy. As a musician, Wine has been honored nationally for his musical skills and his leadership role in an American musical tradition. A farmer, a coal miner, a father of ten children, and a deeply religious man, he has played music influenced by the hard lessons of his own experience and shaped a musical tradition even while passing it on to others. 'Fiddling Way Out Yonder' examines the fiddler, his music, and its context from a variety of perspectives. Many rousing fiddlers came from isolated mountain regions like Wine's home stomp. The book makes a point to address the broad historical issues related both to North American fiddling and to Wine's personal history. Wine (b. 1909) has spent almost all of his life in rural Braxton County, an area where the fiddle and dance traditions that were strong during his childhood and early adult life continue to be active today. Utilizing models from folklore studies and ethnomusicology, 'Fiddling Way Out Yonder' discusses how community life and educational environment have affected Wine's music and his approaches to performance. Such a unique fiddler deserves close stylistic scrutiny. The book reveals Wine's particular tunings, his ways of holding the instrument, his licks, his bowing techniques and patterns, his tune categories, and his favorite keys. The book includes transcriptions and analyses of ten of Wine's tunes, some of which are linked to minstrelsy, ballad singing traditions, and gospel music. Narratives discuss the background of each tune and how it has fit into Wine's life. This biography heralds a musician who wants both to communicate the spirit of his mountains and to sway an audience into having an old-fashioned good time. Drew Beisswenger is a music librarian at Southwest Missouri State University.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine. To get started finding Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine

Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life And Music Of Melvin Wine

More Books

[Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine (American Made Music (Paperback))] [Author: Beisswenger, Drew] [October, 2008]

[Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine (American Made Music (Paperback))] [Author: Beisswenger, Drew] [October, 2008]

Ozarks Fiddle Music: 308 Tunes Featuring 30 Legendary Fiddlers

Ozarks Fiddle Music: 308 Tunes Featuring 30 Legendary Fiddlers

Ozarks Fiddle Music by Drew Beisswenger (2016-01-21)

Ozarks Fiddle Music by Drew Beisswenger (2016-01-21)

Mel Bay World's Hottest Fiddlers by Drew Beisswenger (2005-11-17)

Mel Bay World's Hottest Fiddlers by Drew Beisswenger (2005-11-17)

Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine (American Made Music Series)

Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine (American Made Music Series)

[(The World's Hottest Fiddlers)] [Author: Drew Beisswenger] published on (November, 2005)

[(The World's Hottest Fiddlers)] [Author: Drew Beisswenger] published on (November, 2005)

Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry by Drew Beisswenger (15-Feb-2012) Paperback

Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry by Drew Beisswenger (15-Feb-2012) Paperback

Appalachian Fiddle Music: Featuring 43 Fiddlers and 188 of Their Tunes

Appalachian Fiddle Music: Featuring 43 Fiddlers and 188 of Their Tunes

North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies)

North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies)