Author: IRWIN, JOHN RICE
Title: Musical Instruments of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Description: West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 1983. Second Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0916838803. B&W Photographs; 11 x 8 1/2; 104 pages; Soft cover is oblong shaped. Sticker on back cover. Small indentation on back cover and some pages, as if from a paper clip, but no rust marks. Pages are clean and tight. Appears as if unused. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of b/w photographs. "Music has always played an important part in the lives of the people of this Appalachian region. Even in the most remote mountain cabin, shy of furniure and cooking utensils, one often finds 2 or 3 musical instruments, they valued their music and they took it quite seriously, although they may never have played outside the confines of their homes...." Addendum; index.. Very Good+ .

Keywords: 0916838803 American History; Regional History; Appalachia; Cultural Anthropology; Music History; Musical Instrument Making; Collectors; Antiques; Collectibles. Women/Womens' History Cultural History American History Geography Music/Opera/Songs African Ame