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Folklore



link to catalog page RAHIER, Kings for Three Days

Kings for Three Days

The Play of Race and Gender in an Afro-Ecuadorian Festival

Author: Jean Muteba Rahier
Pub Date: May 2013

A vibrant study of symbol and social significance in one of Ecuador's black populations   learn more...

link to catalog page JULIER, Eating Together

Eating Together

Food, Friendship, and Inequality

Author: Alice P. Julier
Pub Date: June 2013

The social dynamics of shared meals   learn more...

link to catalog page HAZZARD-DONALD, Mojo Workin'

Mojo Workin'

The Old African American Hoodoo System

Author: Katrina Hazzard-Donald
Pub Date: January 2013

A bold new reconsideration of Hoodoo belief and practice   learn more...

link to catalog page SCULLY, The Never-Ending Revival

The Never-Ending Revival

Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance

Author: Michael F. Scully
Pub Date: Cloth: 2008; Paper: February 2013

A ground-breaking history of the American folk music revival   learn more...

link to catalog page SIMONETT, The Accordion in the Americas

The Accordion in the Americas

Klezmer, Polka, Tango, Zydeco, and More!

Author: Edited by Helena Simonett
Pub Date: October 2012

The accordion in the new world   learn more...

link to catalog page WADE, The Beautiful Music All Around Us

The Beautiful Music All Around Us

Field Recordings and the American Experience

Author: Stephen Wade
Pub Date: September 2012

Uncovering the hidden histories of iconic American folksongs   learn more...

link to catalog page GRAVES, Bluegrass Bluesman Author: Josh Graves
Pub Date: September 2012

The life and music of a bluegrass pioneer, in his own words   learn more...

link to catalog page UZENDOSKI, The Ecology of the Spoken Word

The Ecology of the Spoken Word

Amazonian Storytelling and Shamanism among the Napo Runa

Author: Michael A. Uzendoski and Edith Felicia Calapucha-Tapuy
Pub Date: March 2012

Beyond words, exploring Quichua aesthetic expression   learn more...

link to catalog page FOLEY, Oral Tradition and the Internet

Oral Tradition and the Internet

Pathways of the Mind

Author: John Miles Foley
Pub Date: August 2012

Beyond the page, a rich nexus of human thought   learn more...

link to catalog page JACOBSON, Squeeze This!

Squeeze This!

A Cultural History of the Accordion in America

Author: Marion Jacobson
Pub Date: March 2012

Everything you wanted to know about piano accordions in America--but were afraid to ask   learn more...

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