| Description |
xlvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
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Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index. |
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Discography: p. 349-351. |
| Contents |
"The bonnie bunch o' roses" : traveller kith and kin -- "The lady o' the lake" : childhood and courtship -- "A gift o' some kind" : Jeemsie, Lizzie, and second sight -- "The flure o' ma family" : Jeemsie -- "Intil the country" : renewal and discovery -- "The pleasure of Scotland" : fame -- "An' nivir sung better" : London and the MBE -- "A fine air and a good story" : aesthetics -- "Farewell to my Jean" : a singer's legacy -- Songs in part II -- About the songs -- Songs of childhood, 1-12 -- Songs of freedom, 13-22 -- Songs of social conflict, 23-32 -- Songs of love affirmed, 33-45 -- The humors of love, 46-55 -- Songs of love's ironies, 56-65 -- Songs of love denied, 66-74 -- Songs of fraught relationships, 75-80. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Scholarly Publishing Office, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. |
| Subject(s) |
Robertson, Jeannie, 1908-1975.
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Folk singers -- Scotland -- Biography.
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| Alternate Author |
Gower, Herschel.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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