Music from the heart : compositions of a folk fiddler / Colin Quigley.
Music from the heart : compositions of a folk fiddler / Colin Quigley.
By
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Quigley, Colin Harding, 1951-
Publication Date
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1995
Publication Information
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Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press,
Physical Description
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xiii, 273 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Fiddle tunes -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Port-au-Port Peninsula -- History and criticism.
Folk music -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Port-au-Port Peninsula -- History and criticism.
Summary
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The subject of this study of musical creativity in the oral tradition is Emile Benoit (1913-1992), an exemplary traditional fiddler from French Newfoundland. Music from the Heart follows Benoit through a rapidly changing musical milieu as he moves from a small rural community to international musical and folk festivals. Benoit was the preeminent dance musician to Newfoundland's Port-au-Port Peninsula, a role he maintained until the early 1960s, when local musical tastes began to change under the influence of mainstream North American culture. In the late 1960s and early 1970s a movement for Newfoundland cultural revival provided new opportunities for his musical expression, and Benoit once again found himself the preeminent performer in what then became a musical community of international scope.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780820316376
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