Porter, James, 1937-

Jeannie Robertson emergent singer, tra nsformative voice / [electronic resource] : James Porter, Herschel Gower. - 1st ed. - Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1995. - xlvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series . - Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumb ered) ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index. Discography: p. 349-351.

"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 -- "In til the country" : renewal and discovery -- "The pleasure of Scotland" : fame -- "An' nivir sung better" : London and the MBE -- "A fine air a nd a good story" : aesthetics -- "Farewell to my Jean" : a singer's leg acy -- 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 rela tionships, 75-80.


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Robertson, Jeannie, 1908-1975.


Folk singers-- Scotland-- Biography.