10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOTSINESS»
Discover the use of
rootsiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rootsiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
All the hallmarks are there — the diligent rootsiness, the shimmering son- ics, the
stonewashed casualness. What's missing on the pleasant, instantly familiar
eastmountainsouth is a bit of the ol' bash-and-roll — road- house denizens, look
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American Klezmer: Its Roots and Offshoots
This sense of hominess was part of the larger structure of a feeling usually
termed yidishkayt,a Yiddishword that literallymeans "Jewishness," but as used in
America implies a tinge of down-home values and recognizable rootsiness.
From there, the record flits frequently between super-charged proto- indie and
foot-stomping barroom rootsiness, a dichotomy that serves their aspirations
rather well; Swinny confesses that the best way for people to approach Trails is ...
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The Last Post: Music After Modernism
They discover that one group finds 'maturity, sophistication, open-mindedness
and cosmopolitan cool' in world music whilst the other finds 'rock-like rootsiness (
hence the Afrocentrism of so-called "world" music sponteneism and honesty)'.
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Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture
Sinceat leastthe early1960s, acousticplaying has stood, withinthat discourse, for
authenticity, sincerity,and rootsiness;hence the dismay that greeted Bob Dylan'
suse of an electric guitaratthe 1965 NewportFolk Festival. 53 Many commentators
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The Rough Guide to Rock
... wrapping up Steve Clark's time in the band, and a greatest hits set, VAULT (
1995). Finally, SLANG (1996) appeared, a bold, contemporary release, which
combined the classic Leppard sound with the rootsiness of RETRO-ACTIVE. lt
was ...
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Performance and Cultural Politics
At least since the early 1960s, acoustic playing has stood for authenticity,
sincerity, and rootsiness; hence, the dismay that greeted Bob Dylan's use of an
electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Live performance, too, has long
been ...
On Missing Ton, he returns to a basically acoustic format, busier but no less
beguiling than Djam Leelii's, with the same kind of village rootsiness. Seek is
again a key collaborator, but one among many, including a posse of guitarists,
two ...
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Television's Marquee Moon
But Television strips away the Yardbirds' rootsiness to produce this New York
noir: no harmonicas here. The territory we're in is nervous, angular, to use
adjectives contemporaries often applied to them. The sound's industrial, even:
the ...
disc, the-even better 21, is a break-up album with strings and a vague inclination
toward rootsiness. Everything on it is precisely calibrated to transcend genres, to
withstand trends, to be just so.” The public responsetothe newalbum was ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROOTSINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rootsiness is used in the context of the following news items.
Reissue CDs Weekly: Fotheringay
Anyone influenced by The Band could have assembled this by-numbers rootsiness. The spell cast by the first two songs has been broken. It's quickly clear ... «The Arts Desk, Apr 15»
Joy Williams "Woman (Oh Mama)"
There's a slight tinge of soulful rootsiness to the arrangement, but the production makes it sound very futuristic. The single is out now on iTunes. There are no ... «Exclaim!, Mar 15»
Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys: Ionia (Lindsayloumusic)
Standing grouped around a few vintage microphones, they've captured a tight rootsiness that speaks of dedicated immersion in American vernacular music and ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 15»
Mark Knopfler, “Beryl” from Tracker (2015): One Track Mind
“Beryl,” which advances the new Mark Knopfler album Tracker, combines his idiosyncratic, eternally resonant picking style with a skipping rootsiness familiar to ... «Something Else! Reviews, Jan 15»
Tom Brosseau digs up rare film scores for an exclusive playlist
The films they come from are all over the place, from Ferris Bueller's Day Off to the 1997 Oliver Stone thriller U-Turn, but there's a balance between rootsiness ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jan 15»
Sufjan Stevens 'Round-Up' (trailer)
The trailer offers an intriguing combination of all-American rootsiness and futuristic surreality. All of the visuals were shot by siblings Aaron and Alex Craig at ... «Exclaim!, Jan 15»
The Mulligan Brothers take the long way home with 'Via Portland'
... easy Americana flow of music that uses traditional textures without falling into a fake rootsiness, balanced against lyrics that are often sharply contemporary. «AL.com, Dec 14»
Album reviews: October 3-8
... country world that she plays here (with a touch of jazz colouring in Giovanna for difference), so you're thinking a 1970s framework of rootsiness and rockiness. «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
Can Anyone Remember Which President Ed Gillespie Worked For?
... a particular fine example of the trend (explained here by Mark Leibovich) of wealthy candidates assuring you that their family's rootsiness was passed down to ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 14»
Best Thing I Ate: Chicken-Fried Quail, Elote-Style Cauliflower
The unexpected touch, here, is the terrific gizzard gravy, which emphasizes the down-home rootsiness of the dish without somehow sinking the plate in excess. «Washingtonian.com, Aug 14»
