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Title: Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Post by: uncle bud on November 14, 2013, 06:04:11 PM

Speaking of tracing spirituals and other black songs, has anyone here checked out this reissued book by Dena Epstein (who has just passed away)?

http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/77gne3kd9780252071508.html (http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/77gne3kd9780252071508.html)

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Title: Re: Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Post by: Mr.OMuck on November 15, 2013, 05:15:50 AM

looks great, but a bit pricey :(


Actually...my library happens to be The Lincoln Center performing Arts Library..I'll see if they have it!

Title: Re: Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Post by: uncle bud on November 15, 2013, 05:51:59 AM

That's a reissued version with a new preface, so I presume there are older editions as well, though maybe not so easy to find.

Title: Re: Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Post by: Bunker Hill on November 15, 2013, 07:53:22 AM

Well worth the read. I only have the 1977 edition which contains a very comprehensive bibliography. UK price at the time ?6.95 which, for a paperback, probably was expensive.
 :)

Title: Re: Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Post by: Stuart on November 15, 2013, 08:03:07 AM

I checked OCLC--it looks like there are other titles by the author that may be of interest:

http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=Dena+J.+Polacheck+Epstein&fq=dt%3Abks (http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=Dena+J.+Polacheck+Epstein&fq=dt%3Abks)

 And as Andrew points out, there are several editions:

http://www.worldcat.org/title/sinful-tunes-and-spirituals-black-folk-music-to-the-civil-war/oclc/2929602/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true (http://www.worldcat.org/title/sinful-tunes-and-spirituals-black-folk-music-to-the-civil-war/oclc/2929602/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true)

Title: Re: Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Post by: uncle bud on November 17, 2013, 05:31:02 PM

BTW, there is a documentary about Dena Epstein's work on establishing the African/slave roots of the banjo called "The Librarian and the Banjo" with quite a few familiar faces.

The Librarian and The Banjo Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKiVOrKOhTw#)