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Czech Bluegrass Fiddlers And Their Negotiations Of Past And Present, Lee Bidgood
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.
Collaboration, Fieldwork, And Film, Lee Bidgood
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, Lee Bidgood
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.