{"product_id":"harry-smiths-anthology-of-american-folk-music-9781138318298","title":"Harry Smiths Anthology of American Folk Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1952, the\u003cem\u003e Anthology of American Folk Music \u003c\/em\u003ewas the singular vision\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof the enigmatic artist, musicologist, and collector Harry Smith (19231991). A\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecollection of eighty-four\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecommercial recordings of American\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003evernacular and folk\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emusic originally issued between 1927 and 1932, the \u003ci\u003eAnthology \u003c\/i\u003efeatured an eclectic\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand idiosyncratic mixture of blues and hillbilly songs, ballads old and new, dance\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emusic, gospel, and numerous other performances less easy to classify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere previous collections of folk music, both printed and recorded, had privileged field recordings and oral transmission, Smith purposefully shaped his collection from previously released commercial records, pointedly blurring established racial boundaries in his selection and organisation of performances. Indeed, more than just a ground-breaking collection of old recordings, the \u003ci\u003eAnthology \u003c\/i\u003ewas itself a kind of performance on the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eThe Anthology of American Folk Music\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary cultural entity, one that has assumed mythical status. And Ross Hair and Thomas Ruys Smith’s fascinating collection manages to preserve our wonder at the music and at the eccentricity of its curator, while bringing new insights and fresh arguments to its history. Just as the \u003ci\u003eAnthology\u003c\/i\u003e is full of strange delights, so too is this book.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn S\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etreet\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of East Anglia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The Anthology of American Folk Music\u003c\/em\u003e is a talismanic casket of musical treasures, containing the key to decoding the tangled patterns of Harry Smith’s interests in multiple art forms. This valuable essay collection offers invigorating and learned perspectives on the Anthology and its connections with folklore, magic, and hidden histories of America. It’s a celebration of Smith’s maverick verve and shamanic energy, reinstating him as a wonder-working polymath whose occult activities rippled out widely into 20th century culture.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Young\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I Introductions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: America changed through music \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoss Hair and Thomas Ruys Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 \"Spun in a wheel of vertigo\": Harry Smith and the magic of history \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoff Ward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Harry Smith’s \u003ci\u003eAnthology of American Folk Music\u003c\/i\u003e: the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecritical heritage \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Crutchfield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterlude 1. \"This unknown body of Americana\": Alan Lomax’s \u003ci\u003eList of American Folk Songs on Commercial Records \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eAnthology of American Folk Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan Salsburg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II \"The whole bizarre package\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Harry Smith, the \u003ci\u003eAnthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and the artist as collector \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Parks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Collage, politics, and narrative approaches to Harry Smith’s \u003ci\u003eAnthology of American Folk Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Blim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Harry Smith: collecting thought-forms and programming the aerial computer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. Bruce Elder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III Deep cuts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 \"Fatal Flower Garden\": the execution of a Child ballad \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Purves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Smith’s Amnesia Theater: \"Moonshiner’s Dance\" in Minnesota \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Gegenhuber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Dead Presidents: \"Charles Guiteau,\" \"White House Blues,\" and the histories of Smithville \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Ruys Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterlude 2. How weird is folk? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharron Kraus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV \"Other lives\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 \"Volk Roots and Hiart Leaves\": John Fahey and the \u003ci\u003eAnthology of American Folk Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoss Hair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Recycling the South: contemporary literature and the \u003ci\u003eAnthology of American Folk Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhil Langran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The \"other lives\" of Harry Smith’s \u003ci\u003eAnthology of American Folk Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaola Ferrero\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRani Singh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019479482711,"sku":"9781138318298","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138318298.jpg?v=1750780394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/harry-smiths-anthology-of-american-folk-music-9781138318298","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}