ISBN:
0252019962
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 234 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt., Noten
Series Statement:
Music in American life
DDC:
781.62/972
Keywords:
Airs de violons - Alaska - Histoire et critique
;
Airs de violons - Territoires du Nord-Ouest - Histoire et critique
;
Airs de violons - Yukon - Histoire et critique
;
Danses kutchin
;
Kutchin (Indiens) - Danse
;
Kutchin (Indiens) - Musique - Histoire et critique
;
Kutchin (Indiens) - Musique - Histoire et critique
;
Violon, Musique de
;
Musik
;
Fiddle tunes History and criticism
;
Fiddle tunes History and criticism
;
Gwich'in Indians Music
;
History and criticism
;
Gwich'in dance
;
Kutchin
;
Volksmusik
;
Violine
;
Kanada
;
Kutchin
;
Violine
;
Volksmusik
Abstract:
"Named for a popular local fiddle tune, The Crooked Stovepipe is a rollicking, detailed, first-ever study of the indigenous fiddle music and social dancing enjoyed by the Gwich'in Athapaskan Indians and other tribal groups in northeast Alaska, the Yukon, and the northwest territories. Though the music has obvious roots in the British Isles, French Canada, and the American South, the Gwich'in have used it in shaping their own aesthetic, which is apparent in their choice of fiddle tunings, bowing techniques, foot clogging, and a distinctively stratified tune repertoire." "Craig Mishler treats this rural subarctic artistic tradition as a distinctive regional style akin to Cajun, bluegrass, or string-band music. He uses convergence theory as the framework for showing how this aesthetic came about. His skillful use of personal anecdotes, interviews, music examples, dance diagrams, and photographs will appeal to general readers interested in folk music and dance, as well as to specialists."--BOOK JACKET.
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