The Bristol Sessions: A Memorable Marriage Of Tradition And Technology,
2017
East Tennessee State University
The Bristol Sessions: A Memorable Marriage Of Tradition And Technology, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: Transcribed from a time-less song recorded in August 1927 by the Carter Family, the above lyrics (and their accompanying, memorably lilting melody) have moved millions of people worldwide.
Book Review Of Caleb Beissert: Federico Garcia Lorca & Pablo Neruda: Beautiful, Translations From The Spanish,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Book Review Of Caleb Beissert: Federico Garcia Lorca & Pablo Neruda: Beautiful, Translations From The Spanish, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Review of Caleb Beissert: Federico Garcia Lorca & Pablo Neruda: Beautiful, Translations from the Spanish
Book Review Of Hank Reineke: Arlo Guthrie: The Warner Reprise Years,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Book Review Of Hank Reineke: Arlo Guthrie: The Warner Reprise Years, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Arlo Guthrie: The Warner/Reprise Years. By Hank Reineke. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2012. Pp. xix + 327, series editor's foreword, preface, acknowledgments, discography, bibliography, index, 11 photographs, three illustrations.)
The National Storytelling Festival: Words, Music, And Memories,
2017
East Tennessee State University
The National Storytelling Festival: Words, Music, And Memories, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: A Other acclaimed masters of the spoken word scheduled to appear at this year’s Festival include David Novak, Minton Sparks, Joseph Bruchac, Milbre Burch, and Jackson Gillman. Each year the Festival seeks to represent storytelling from a range of cultural traditions, and this year is no exception. Rev. Robert Jones and Diane Ferlatte will present stories and music relating African American experience, while Festival attendees may also see and hear performances by Yiddish storyteller Shonaleigh, Chinese American storyteller and musician Charlie Chin, and Brazilian performance artist Antonio Rocha. Several special events will be held in Anyone who shares an …
Word-Weaving In Tennessee: The National Storytelling Festival,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Word-Weaving In Tennessee: The National Storytelling Festival, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: Appalachia is a storied land. Every place within the region has its own story, and virtually every person who has spent a significant amount of time in a specific Appalachian place has been affected by—indeed, has become part of—that story.
Robinson Jeffers: Appalachian, Californian, Poet,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Robinson Jeffers: Appalachian, Californian, Poet, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: April is also National Poetry Month, and this column will focus on an April-themed poem—not one of the many April poems evincing sincere religiosity or forced sentimentality, and not that famous poem that cynically asserts that “April is the cruelest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land.
James Still: The Dean Of Appalachian Literature,
2017
East Tennessee State University
James Still: The Dean Of Appalachian Literature, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: James Still (1906-2001) wrote “Heritage,” his signature poem, in 1935, and he continued to read it before audiences large and small into the 21st Century.
Review Of The Original Carolina Chocolate Drops: Giddons, Rhiannon. 2015. Tomorrow Is My Turn; Flemons, Dom. 2015. Prospect Hill; And Robinson, Justin. 2012. Bones For Tinder,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Review Of The Original Carolina Chocolate Drops: Giddons, Rhiannon. 2015. Tomorrow Is My Turn; Flemons, Dom. 2015. Prospect Hill; And Robinson, Justin. 2012. Bones For Tinder, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
Excerpt: Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson met at the Black Banjo Gathering at Appalachian State University in 2005. Inspired by this meeting in Appalachia, the trio worked to connect the legacy of Cumberland Plateau fiddler Howard Armstrong (of the 1920s band the Tennessee Chocolate Drops) with musical material they learned from their mentor, North Carolina Piedmont fiddler Joe Thompson. As the Carolina Chocolate Drops (CCD), these musicians explored a variety of black string band traditions.
In The Deep Heart’S Core: A Mystic Cabaret By Joseph Sobol,
2017
East Tennessee State University
In The Deep Heart’S Core: A Mystic Cabaret By Joseph Sobol, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
A cycle of songs and spoken pieces from the verses and essays of Ireland's master poet, W. B. Yeats, In the Deep Heart’s Core is a stunning evening of musical theatre. The Chicago Tribune called it "A joy--poetry to the ears, alternately tender and rousing." Featuring Joseph Sobol and original cast member Kathy Cowan. Performers include Lee Bidgood, Dominic Aquilino, Clara Ray Burrus, and Robbie Link.
Czech Bluegrass Fiddlers And Their Negotiations Of Past And Present,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Czech Bluegrass Fiddlers And Their Negotiations Of Past And Present, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
Excerpt: Proc ty housle? ("Why the fiddle?") - "Fiddlers are all bad here - Why not write about the banjo or something else that Czechs are good at?"These questions about my ethnographic fieldwork came from musician colleagues with whom I working in researching bluegrass music in the Czech Republic, during a jam circle around a table. While these colleagues were mainly banjo and guitar players, these critiques of Czech fiddling are common even among Czech fiddlers, who are in many cases not as accomplished (in technical skill or musicality) as are their banjo-playing and mandolin-picking compatriots.
Czech Bluegrass In Play,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Czech Bluegrass In Play, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
Drawing from scholarship on play, ritual, and performance, I propose that Czech bluegrass thrives – as does my fieldwork – in a state of in-betweenness, in a territory that is between work, play, here and there, self and other. Being comfortable with this kind of in-between state is important for fieldwork, and for music-making – play, I find, is both a central activity and metaphor in both. The bluegrass play I discuss in this essay can become a response to the encroachment of Americanization in economic and cultural globalization, but also a way of being “Americanist” – and entirely Czech.
Collaboration, Fieldwork, And Film,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Collaboration, Fieldwork, And Film, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
Excerpt: I never imagined that I would help produce a documentary film based on my ethnographic fieldwork. Meeting documentary filmmaker Shara Lange during new faculty orientation at the university where we were both newly hired eventually led to our film Banjo Romantika (2013)—a full-length feature based on my research on bluegrass music in the Czech Republic, in which I play a key role as writer, producer, and on-screen character. Taking part in this film project has led me to consider how film enriches relationships with field colleagues, providing new opportunities for teaching and learning. I find that collaborations like ours …
Bill Monroe And Czech Bluegrassers: Imagination And The Production Of Place In Music,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Bill Monroe And Czech Bluegrassers: Imagination And The Production Of Place In Music, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
Journal Summary: Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music: Buried Roots is a collection of articles by noted country music scholars Wayne Daniel, James Akenson, Gregory Hansen and Lee Bidgood. This is a special publication of the International Country Music Journal, an extension of the International Country Music Conference held annually at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Book Review Of 'Exploring American Folk Music, Ethnic, Grassroots, And Regional Traditions In The U.S.’ By Kip Lornell,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Book Review Of 'Exploring American Folk Music, Ethnic, Grassroots, And Regional Traditions In The U.S.’ By Kip Lornell, Lee Bidgood
Lee Bidgood
Review of ‘Exploring American Folk Music, Ethnic, Grassroots, and Regional Traditions in the U.S.’ by Kip Lornell
Recording Review Of Georgia Yellow Hammers & Associates,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Recording Review Of Georgia Yellow Hammers & Associates, Ted Olson
ETSU Faculty Works
Review of Georgia Yellow Hammers & Associates: Vols. 1-4
A Real Rock Star,
2017
Ashland Daily Independent
A Real Rock Star, Mike James
Indian Head Rock Project
An article published in Ashland Daily Independent discussing the documentary film on the Indian Head Rock by Steve Middleton from November 2, 2017.
Morehead State University Celebrates Its 130th Anniversary - 'A Light To The Mountains' Expands Its Vision,
2017
Lexington Herald-Leader
Morehead State University Celebrates Its 130th Anniversary - 'A Light To The Mountains' Expands Its Vision, Jay Morgan
Morehead State College Histories
No abstract provided.
Historic Huntington Businesses: The Birth Of Huntington, W.Va. 1871-1900,
2017
Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
Historic Huntington Businesses: The Birth Of Huntington, W.Va. 1871-1900, Jack L. Dickinson, Alison K. Summer-Ramirez
Jack L Dickinson
In the post-Civil War period of 1871 to 1900 the newly formed city of Huntington boomed in population and industry. Both immigrants and migrants alike flocked to the growing city which offered not only a fresh start and job opportunities but also educational opportunities such as the local Marshall College. This city’s strategic placement was ideal in that not only was it the halfway point between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, but it was also connected to the rest of the country by the growing railroad and the great Ohio River. These factors allowed for businesses of every want and need to …
Recording Review Of Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946,
2017
East Tennessee State University
Recording Review Of Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946, Ted Olson
ETSU Faculty Works
Review of Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937–1946. 2015. Produced, compiled, and annotated by James P. Leary. Dust-to-Digital, CDs (5), DVD, DTD-43.
2017 Cave Run Storytelling Festival Poster,
2017
Morehead State University
2017 Cave Run Storytelling Festival Poster, Cave Run Storytelling Festival Committee (Morehead, Ky.), Morehead Tourism Commission (Morehead, Ky.)
Cave Run Storytelling Festival Posters
Promotional development poster for the Cave Run Storytelling Festival held on September 29 to September 30, 2017. Those performing included: Donald Davis, Antonio Rocha, Barbara McBride-Smith, Ed Stivender, Linda Gorham, Bill Harley, and Motoko.
