Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South Contributor(s): John, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474606849 ISBN-13: 9781474606844 Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General - Travel | United States - South - General - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Dewey: 781.642 |
LCCN: 2022561040 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (1.00 lbs) 336 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known? Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world. Emma had fallen out of love with her violin when a chance trip to the American South introduced her to bluegrass music. Classically trained, highly strung and wedded to London life, Emma was about as country as a gin martini. So why did it feel like a homecoming? Answering that question takes Emma deep into the Appalachian mountains, where she uncovers a hidden culture that confounds every expectation - and learns some emotional truths of her own. |