TY  - GEN
T1  - Ballad hunting with Max Hunter : stories of an Ozark folksong collector
T2  - Music in American life.
A1  - Nelson, Sarah Jane, 1959-
A2  - Cochran, Robert, 1943-
LA  - English
PP  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
YR  - 2023
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1334564080
AB  - "A traveling salesman with little formal education, Max Hunter gravitated to song catching and ballad hunting while on business trips in the Ozarks. Hunter recorded nearly 1600 traditional songs by more than 200 singers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, all the while focused on preserving the music in its unaltered form. Sarah Jane Nelson chronicles Hunter's song-collecting adventures alongside portraits of the singers and mentors he met along the way. The guitar-strumming Hunter picked up the recording habit to expand his repertoire but almost immediately embraced the role of song preservationist. Being a local allowed Hunter to merge his native Ozark earthiness with sharp observational skills to connect--often more than once--with his singers. Hunter's own ability to be present added to that sense of connection. Despite his painstaking approach, ballad collecting was also a source of pleasure for Hunter. Ultimately, his dedication to capturing Ozarks song culture in its natural state brought Hunter into contact with people like Vance Randolph, Mary Parler, and non-academic folklorists who shared his values"--
OP  - 234
CN  - ML423.H93 N45 2023
SN  - 9780252054044
SN  - 0252054040
SN  - 9780252044892
SN  - 9780252086991
SN  - 0252044894
SN  - 0252086996
KW  - Hunter, Max.
KW  - Hunter, Max
KW  - Folklorists : Ozark Mountains : 20th century : Biography.
KW  - Ballads, English : Ozark Mountains : History and criticism.
KW  - Folk songs, English : Ozark Mountains : History and criticism.
KW  - Ethnomusicology : Ozark Mountains.
KW  - Ozark Mountains : Social life and customs : 20th century.
KW  - Folkloristes : Ozark, Monts : 20e siècle : Biographies.
KW  - Ballades anglaises : Ozark, Monts : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Chansons folkloriques anglaises : Ozark, Monts : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Ethnomusicologie : Ozark, Monts.
KW  - Ozark, Monts : Mœurs et coutumes : 20e siècle.
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / General
KW  - Ballads, English
KW  - Ethnomusicology
KW  - Folk songs, English
KW  - Folklorists
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - United States : Ozark Mountains
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -