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I Hear a Voice Calling

A Bluegrass Memoir
  • ISBN-13: 9780252034756
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Gene Lowinger
  • Price: AUD $239.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2009
  • Format: Hardback 144 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Music [AV]
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During the final years of Bill Monroe's life, bluegrass fiddler Gene Lowinger took a series of on- and off-stage photographs of Monroe on the road--preparing for shows, performing, interacting with fans and audiences--and in informal settings with family, friends, and fellow musicians. As a bandmate, Lowinger was given unique access to Monroe's private life, and this book presents these photos as well as other photos documenting Lowinger's involvement with the bluegrass scene beginning in the early 1960s.Lowinger also tells his own story of a New Jersey boy obsessed with folk and bluegrass music, and he recounts college trips to country music parks in Pennsylvania to see Monroe and other bluegrass masters; his stints as a fiddler for the New York Ramblers and Blue Grass Boys; and his memories of playing at the Grand Ole Opry and music festivals. A photographic reflection on Bill Monroe's public and private life, I Hear a Voice Calling also testifies to the bluegrass master's profound mentorship and guidance.
Dedicaton; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Beginnings 1942-62; Chapter 2 - Learning Bluegrass 1963-1965; Chapter 3 - Nashville 1965-1966; Chapter 4 - Home to Study violin 1966-1992; Chapter 5 - Back to Monroe, Bluegrass, and the violin 1991-1996; Chapter 6 - After Monroe 1996 - Present
''A vivid, emotional, and poignant look at a unique era in bluegrass music.'' Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug), guitarist and vocalist of Riders in the Sky, and author of Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy
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