Fiddling way out yonder : the life and music of Melvin Wine /

From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler Melvin Wine has inspired musicians and music enthusiasts far beyond his homeplace. Music, community, and tradition influence all aspects of life in this rural region. Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine shows how in Wi...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Beisswenger, Drew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2002
Series:American made music series.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler Melvin Wine has inspired musicians and music enthusiasts far beyond his homeplace. Music, community, and tradition influence all aspects of life in this rural region. Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine shows how in Wine's playing and teaching all three have created a vital and enduring legacy. Wine has been honored nationally for his musical skills and his leadership role in an American musical tradition. A farmer, a coal miner, a father of ten children, and a deeply religious man, he has played music from the h.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index.
ISBN:9781604736199
1604736194
1578064414
9781578064410
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.