{"product_id":"never-without-a-song-9780252063718","title":"Never without a Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Without a Song\u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the centrality of folksong in the life of Jennie Devlin, a woman who worked for fourteen years as a 'bound-out girl,' or serving maid, along the New York-Pennsylvania border in the late 1800s. Largely ignored and unwanted, Devlin persevered through Dickensian misfortunes to find love and raise a family (often alone) in Philadelphia and Gloucester, New Jersey. Katharine Newman met Devlin in 1936 and compiled information about the older woman''s life and music. Half a century later, Newman returned to her collection in retirement, with her own perspective of age. The result is a unique biography of an American working-class woman, told with depth and candor. Newman also includes 'I Wish I''d Been Born a Boy,' 'James Bird,' 'Martha Decker,' 'My Grandmother''s Old Armchair,' and other pieces, both British and American, most with tunes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a deeply moving story, with sensitive insights into the heart of a folk singer.\"--Alan Lomax, from the introduction","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515386749271,"sku":"9780252063718","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/never-without-a-song-9780252063718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}