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Bluegrass ambassadors : the McLain Family Band in Appalachia and the world Cover Image Book

Bluegrass ambassadors : the McLain Family Band in Appalachia and the world / Paul O. Jenkins.

Jenkins, Paul O., (author.).

Summary:

"Bluegrass Ambassadors is the first book-length study of the McLain Family Band, which has spread the gospel of bluegrass for more than fifty years. An act rooted in bluegrass that also collaborated with classical composers and performed folk, jazz, gospel, and even marches, the McLain Family Band traveled to sixty-two foreign countries in the 1970s, touring under the auspices of the State Department. After retiring as full-time performers, most members of the group became educators, with patriarch Raymond K. McLain's work at Berea College playing a particularly important role in bringing bluegrass to the higher education curriculum"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781949199680
  • ISBN: 1949199681
  • Physical Description: xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230), discography (pages 203-215), and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Beginnings -- Berea and beyond -- All in the family -- Going classical -- In the studio -- Rosemary's songs -- On the road -- "My name's music" -- In the classroom : the McLains as educators -- Celebrating life and fifty years together -- Appendix A : interpretations -- Appendix B : solo recordings

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