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HUMN 4345: History of American Folk Music

Required Texts

American Roots Music (2-DVD) by Jim Brown (Director)
Call Number: Reserve DVD
Publication Date: 2001
Folk Music: The Basics by Ronald D. Cohen
Call Number: Reserve 781.62 .C64fol 2006
ISBN: 0415971594
Publication Date: 2006
Romancing the Folk: Public Memory & American Roots Music by Benjamin Filene
Call Number: Reserve 781.62 .F55 2000
ISBN: 0807825506
Publication Date: 2000

Recommended Resources

Rural Roots of Bluegrass by Wayne Erbsen
Call Number: 781.642 .E73 2003
ISBN: 0786671378
Publication Date: 2003
Anthology of American Folk Music (6-CD) by Harry Smith
Call Number: 781.64 .H28
Publication Date: 1997
The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music (5-CD) by Bear Family Records
Call Number: Reserve 781.62 .B75
Publication Date: 2011

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