On Josh Graves’s 85th birthday we hosted a booksigning in our World of Bluegrass booth for Fred Bartenstein, editor of Josh’s new book Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir. Josh’s widow Evelyn Graves cut […]
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An introduction from the editor
Last week we released Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir, by Josh Graves, and edited by Fred Bartenstein, a new book in our series Music in American Life. The book was a […]
Join us at ASALH and IBMA for booksignings and more
It will be a be a busy week for University of Illinois Press staff and authors. We will be at the Association for the Study of African American Life and […]
The Wall Street Journal reviews The Beautiful Music All Around Us
The September 14, 2012, edition of The Wall Street Journal includes Terry Teachout’s enthusiastic review of Stephen Wade’s new book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the […]
Musical Journeys in Sumatra Q&A
Margaret Kartomi, a professor of music at Monash University in Australia, answered our questions about her new book Musical Journeys in Sumatra. Q: Where is Sumatra located? Kartomi: Sumatra, the 6th largest […]
LA Times reviews The Beautiful Music All Around Us
This week the Los Angeles Times published a sparkling review of Stephen Wade’s new book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience. “Musician and folklorist Stephen Wade dissects […]
Happy Anniversary to Music in American Life
The University of Illinois Press is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Music in American Life book series with the publication of two new titles: Stephen Wade’s The Beautiful Music […]
Southern Gospel Music
On May 21, 2012, we published Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music. Author Douglas Harrison, an associate professor of English at Florida Gulf Coast University, answered our […]
The Chicago Tribune profiles The Black Chicago Renaissance
The August 27, 2012, issue of the Chicago Tribune includes a profile of the new University of Illinois Press collection The Black Chicago Renaissance. Edited by Darlene Clark Hine and John McCluskey Jr., […]
Publishers Weekly reviews The Beautiful Music All Around Us
On September 10, 2012, we will officially publish Stephen Wade’s book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience, which reveals the backstories of thirteen iconic […]
SF Bay Guardian posts Marion Jacobson’s accordion picks
Marion Jacobson, author of Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America, recommends her favorite accordion acts in a San Francisco Bay Guardian event preview. Alex Meixner makes […]
Religion Dispatches investigates southern gospel music
Douglas Harrison, author of the recent University of Illinois Press book, Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music, is the subject of a new Religion Dispatches Q&A. […]