He went on to become theĬoordinator of folklife programs at the Augusta Heritage Center of DavisĪnd Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. Seeking a more meaningful life in the country. "back-to-the-land" movement of urban and suburban refugees
Milnes moved to a West Virginia farm in the mid-1970s as part of the Much of the book's strength stems from the author'sįirst-hand knowledge of the subject and empathy with his narrators. Historians, anthropologists, and folklorists. Newspapers, nineteenth-century travel writings, and the works of other Primarily on oral history interviews, it also uses the census, local Homemade music rarely leave written accounts. Into the hearts and minds of artists whose stories are seldom heard,īecause unlike the stars of commercial music, the people who perform Gerald Milnes discusses is the source for the better-known commercialįorms of bluegrass and country music. Known variouslyĪs vernacular, traditional, folk, hillbilly, or old-time, the music that In Play of a Fiddle the author sets out to examine folk music andĭance in West Virginia and to document their longevity. PLAY OF A FIDDLE: TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE & FOLKLORE IN WEST APA style: PLAY OF A FIDDLE: TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE & FOLKLORE IN WEST VIRGINIA.PLAY OF A FIDDLE: TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE & FOLKLORE IN WEST VIRGINIA." Retrieved from MLA style: "PLAY OF A FIDDLE: TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE & FOLKLORE IN WEST VIRGINIA." The Free Library.
He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of oral histories, music, and event recordings. The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Gerry Milnes: Abe’s Retreat, Santa Anna’s Retreat, Kitchen Girl, The Pretty Little Dog, Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle, Ship in the Clouds, Green Willis, Halley’s Comet, Ways of the World, Brushy Run, Fine Times at Our House Tracks: Ernie Carpenter: Cripple Creek, Yew Piney Mountain, Sourwood Mountain, Indian Nation, others
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