The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience

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STEPHEN WADE The Beautiful Music All Around Us Field Recordings and the American Experience University of Illinois Press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2012 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wade, Stephen. The beautiful music all around us: field recordings and the American experience / Stephen Wade. p. cm. — (Music in American life) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03688-0 (cloth) 1. Folk music—United States—History and criticism. 2. Field recordings—United States—History. 3. Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) I. Title. ml3550.w34 2012 781.62'13—dc23 2011044092 For Michaelle ...