No Depression Speak Up! Autumn 2016 |
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| Editor:
| Ruehl, Kim |
| Author:
| Ruehl, Kim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9973317-3-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | FreshGrass
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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"Speak Up!" digs into the long tradition of roots music as a voice for the voiceless, a tool for social change, and a universal language. The issue contains essays by artists, who have written about how they've used music to speak up - for themselves, for others, and for issues that concern us all. There's a deep exploration of race in country music, a history of music programs in prisons, a conversation with John Prine about how his story-songs have changed minds, and retrospectives...
More Description"Speak Up!" digs into the long tradition of roots music as a voice for the voiceless, a tool for social change, and a universal language. The issue contains essays by artists, who have written about how they've used music to speak up - for themselves, for others, and for issues that concern us all. There's a deep exploration of race in country music, a history of music programs in prisons, a conversation with John Prine about how his story-songs have changed minds, and retrospectives about how speaking up cost artists like the Weavers and the Dixie Chicks a large portion of their audience.