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With My Banjo on My Knee
The Minstrel Songs of Stephen Foster

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Here are some of the first and most popular songs ever written for banjo. Fascinating historical notes accompany this collection, describing the...

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Here are some of the first and most popular songs ever written for banjo. Fascinating historical notes accompany this collection, describing the meaning of the songs, their place in history, the significance of the musicians who first performed them, and Foster himself, America’s first professional songwriter. The complete original lyrics of each song and an extensive bibliography are included. The CD contains recordings of each arrangement performed on solo minstrel banjo.

Weight 9.3 kg
Dimensions 12.00 × 9.00 × .265 m
Song List STEPHEN FOSTER & THE BANJO: A MUSICAL TRANSFORMATION, THE AMERICAN SONGWRITER, DREAMING OF MINSTRELS, THE STORY AND SPIRIT OF THE ANTEBELLUM BANJO, I LIKE DAT GOOD OLD SONG, A SONG LIKE NO OTHER, THE SECOND-PRIZE WINNER, TWO CENTS A COPY, THE CELEBRATORY SLAVE, A DULCEM MELODY, THE ENCHANTMENT OF DOO-DAH, THE SOLD AWAY SLAVE, DEATH UP NORTH, THE MASTER STORYTELLER, THE BEGINNING OF MELANCHOLY, A CATCHING, MELODIC ITCH, AN ENDURING STEREOTYPE, THE INTOLERABLE BURDEN, THE YEARNING OF A FREEDOM, THE LAST MINSTREL SONG, COMPLETE LYRICS, WORKS CITED
Credits:arranged for banjo by Daniel Partner Historical notes by Edwin J. Sims
Format:Book/CD Pack
Medium:SCCD
Medium Description:Softcover with CD
Index Name:With My Banjo on My Knee
First Publish Date:200803
EAN:9781574242294
UPC:884088211615
Series:BJO
Publisher:Centerstream Publications
Pages:64
ISBN:1574242296
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