The April 3, 2011, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education includes a profile of Will Kaufman’s new book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. “Yes, there have been two major biographies—Joe Klein’s […]
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Will Kaufman’s Woody Guthrie U.S. tour
Finished copies of Will Kaufman’s book Woody Guthrie, American Radical arrived from the printer last week. The official publication date is April 11, 2011, but the book is starting to […]
Robert Stone & the Campbell Brothers celebrate Arhoolie
On Sunday February 6, 2011, Robert Stone, author of Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition, will join members of the Campbell Brothers for a panel discussion of […]
Music & the Wesleys event
On Sunday, January 30, Faith United Methodist Church in Champaign, Illinois, will host an event for the new book Music and the Wesleys, which was co-edited by Nicholas Temperley and […]
The Makers of the Sacred Harp
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress recently hosted a lecture by David Warren Steel, author of the new book The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Steel discusses the […]
“Gone to the Country” reviewed in The Wall Street Journal
The December 18, 2010, issue of The Wall Street Journal features a review of Ray Allen’s new book Gone to the Country: The New Lost City Ramblers and the Folk Music […]
WSJ.com recommends Sacred Steel for the holidays
The Wall Street Journal‘s online holiday gift guide recommends Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition. “The steel guitar is fundamental to the rollicking music of Pentecostal worship […]
Launch event for Gone to the Country
On Saturday, November 20, The Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn will host a launch event for Ray Allen’s new book Gone to the Country: The New Lost City Ramblers and the […]
Woody Guthrie, American Radical galleys
In April 2011 we will publish Will Kaufman’s book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. Utilizing a wealth of previously unseen archival materials such as letters, song lyrics, essays, personal reflections, photos, […]
Stephen Calt, R.I.P.
We received the sad news, confirmed this week, that Stephen Calt passed away earlier this month. Stephen authored the recent University of Illinois Press title Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary, which […]
Two books honored by ARSC
Two University of Illinois Press titles, Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers by John Broven and King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records […]
What a Family! by Nicholas Temperley
Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born two hundred years ago — to be exact, on August 14, 1810. I will never forget hearing his anthem, “Blessed be the God and Father,” […]