{"product_id":"ballad-collectors-of-north-america-how-gathering-folksongs-transformed-academic-thought-and-american-identity-9780810881556","title":"Ballad Collectors of North America: How Gathering Folksongs Transformed Academic Thought and American Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Scott B. Spencer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Folk \u0026amp; Traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth biographical and topical, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad Collectors of North America\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles those individuals most influential in the gathering of North American folksongs and investigates the two leading schools of thought regarding the collection process, the leading proponents of those schools, and the projects shaped by them. Contributors also reflect on the role of technology-especially the phonograph-in the collection efforts and the impact of that technology. \u003ci\u003eBallad Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e considers the larger role of ballads in the development of American identity, from the national appreciation of cowboy songs in popular culture to the use of Appalachian song forms in radio broadcasts to the role of dustbowl ballads in the urban folk revival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46868284080279,"sku":"9780810881556","price":11441.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780810881556.webp?v=1769989135","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ballad-collectors-of-north-america-how-gathering-folksongs-transformed-academic-thought-and-american-identity-9780810881556","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}