| Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections Contributor(s): Stimeling, Travis D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1946684279 ISBN-13: 9781946684271 Publisher: West Virginia University Press OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018000783 |
| Series: Sounding Appalachia |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections is the first book dedicated to telling the stories of West Virginia's extensive community of songwriters. Based on oral histories conducted by Stimeling and told largely in the songwriters' own words, these profiles offer a lively overview of the personalities, venues, and networks that nurture and sustain popular music in West Virginia. Stimeling is attentive to breadth and diversity, presenting sketches of established personalities like Larry Groce, who oversees Mountain Stage, and emerging musicians like Maria Allison, who dreams of one day performing there. Each profile includes a brief selected discography to guide readers to recordings of these musicians' work. |