10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOTENANNIES»
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hootenannies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Blind But Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc Watson
They had also led and taken part in hootenannies for many years by the time the
Friends of Old Time Music came about. The word hootenanny was originally a
nonsense word, used in the Appalachian Mountain region to mean something
like ...
2
Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and ...
JASON D. ROBERTS HOOTENANNIES. Hootenannies were “participatory folk
music concerts” that began in the 1940s and reached their peak during the folk
music revival of the 1960s. Typically, a “hoot” involved musicians and folk music ...
3
Political Folk Music in America from Its Origins to Bob Dylan
People's Songs also put on hootenannies and concerts, ran classes, and
published song sheets and books, filmstrips, and records, in addition to their
magazine. They made the word “hootenanny” popular as the name of folk music
programs.
Lawrence J. Epstein, 2010
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Singing Out : An Oral History of America's Folk Music ...
.The People's Artists hootenannies—we put on three or four every year—
maintained a Left public presence during those years when, aside from trials and
witch hunts, much of the Left had been made invisible.62 Norma Starobin of
People's ...
David King Dunaway Professor of English University of New Mexico, Molly Beer freelance writer University of New Mexico, 2010
5
"To Everything There is a Season": Pete Seeger and the Power ...
zation and editing the Bulletin, he gave talks at conferences on folklore,
composed songs and taught others how to write them, and organized People's
Songs “hootenannies” to raise money for mimeographing costs and rent.
Hootenannies ...
6
Hidden New York: A Guide to Places That Matter
Hootenannies: 1950s As a hootenanny hall, Webster Hall was one of the places
that gave voice to the folk song revival, that "tremendous surge of singing,
strumming, and picking which has swept the U.S.A. in recent years," as Irwin
Silber, the ...
Marci Reaven, Steven J. Zeitlin, 2006
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
Honegger's music is noted for its regular, highly accented rhythms and effective
use of counterpoint. hootenanny (hoo—t′ nan′′e ̄) pl. hootenannies. A folk
singers' jam session, that is, a performance by folk singers with, usually, some ...
8
"Sing Out, Warning! Sing Out, Love!": The Writings of Lee Hays
With their use of hillbilly and blues music and topical lyrics, the Almanac Singers
attracted enthusiastic followings to their Sunday afternoon "hootenannies."
Theodore Dreiser gave them the following oft-repeated accolade: "If we had six
more ...
Lee Hays, Robert Steven Koppelman, 2003
He and Evans sometimes had opportunities to perform at folk clubs around
Cambridge. “A lot of these were free gigs,” recalls Evans. “We didn't really have a
lot of paying gigs. Our playing was at these hootenannies, these open-mike
things.
Rebecca Davis Winters, 2007
hootenannies at Gerde's Folk City. Her friends* activities were pretty tame by
today's standards. 'There were no drugs. Nobody really drank. So it was easier
for a mother then to let the kid go out than it is now, when there are drugs and all
...
Elizabeth Thomson, David Gutman, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOTENANNIES»
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hootenannies is used in the context of the following news items.
Dozens of musical acts to rock Flemington tomorrow night | NJ.com
They have played festival stages, state fairs, hootenannies, honkytonks, and more refined events as well. Their music is grounded in traditional ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Museum & Gallery Listings for July 10-16
... and the Red Scare reaction, to the civil rights rallies, coffeehouses and hootenannies of the folk revival at its peak. The tangle of tradition and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Encyclopedia Vineyardia
Especially popular were Monday night open-mic hootenannies. “Probably the most outstanding young folksinger on the Island is young James ... «Martha's Vineyard Magazine, Jul 15»
Music at Many
For decades Glacier Park Inc. general manager Ian Tippet organized Hootenannies and Broadway-style musicals at Many and they became a ... «Flathead Publishing Group, Jul 15»
A short chat with Delta Rae
Their music sometimes sounds of plantation chapels, and other times, it sounds like hootenannies in cotton fields, but what never changes is ... «Star Local Media, Jul 15»
Museum & Gallery Listings for July 3-9
... and the Red Scare reaction, to the civil rights rallies, coffeehouses and hootenannies of the folk revival at its peak. The tangle of tradition and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Party, Heifetz-style, at Saturday Hootenannies
The new Saturday night Heifetz Hootenannies were created to give the community the opportunity to connect with the Heifetz Institute in a new ... «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»
Celebration planned July 4 at Many Glacier
The hootenannies are held each Tuesday and Saturday at the hotel. The Glacier Park Foundation will hold a private celebration later in July ... «Daily Inter Lake, Jun 15»
Call center cheers show Council sloth on economy
"So, what has TREO done for the region, other than organize hootenannies in far-away cities? If you're looking for the jewel-in-the-crown ... «TucsonSentinel.com, Jun 15»
Museum & Gallery Listings for June 26-July 2
... and the Red Scare reaction, to the civil rights rallies, coffeehouses and hootenannies of the folk revival at its peak. The tangle of tradition and ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
