' strike all the right chords in this pleasantly tuneful survey of the history of the evolution of Scottish music in Appalachia.' - Publishers Weekly Except for my family, there is nothing I love more than being a part of the 'living tradition' captured in this book.' - Rosanne Cash My own musical DNA is bound with these songs - the narrative ballads, the melancholy rhymes, the ancient stories retold in melody again and again. The songs that went with them were captured, in part, a couple of centuries later by my stepmother's family, The Carter Family. William Cash emigrated from Scotland in the mid-17th century, and the next generation drifted down to Virginia. 'The story of the Scots-Irish 'carrying stream' of music that found its way to Appalachia is also the story of the Cash family. It's a fascinating and often surprising ride.' - Cerys Matthews, Welsh folksinger, author, and broadcaster In Wayfaring Strangers, Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr take a long look at this story using Scottish songs as their compass. They respect neither border nor time, and by following them, we can chart the movement of generations of people. 'Songs can take us on extraordinary journeys. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press ISBN: 9781469664187 Number of pages: 384 Weight: 1225 g Dimensions: 279 x 216 mm Edition: 2nd Revised edition MEDIA REVIEWS In Wayfaring Strangers, Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr guide readers on a musical voyage across oceans, linking people and songs through centuries of adaptation and change.įrom ancient ballads at the heart of the tradition to instruments that express this dynamic music, Ritchie and Orr chronicle the details of an epic journey. Their enduring legacy of music flows today from Appalachia back to Ireland and Scotland and around the globe.

They brought with them a wealth of traditional ballads and tunes from the British Isles and Ireland, a carrying stream that merged with sounds and songs of English, German, Welsh, African American, French, and Cherokee origin. Many of these Scots-Irish immigrants made their way into the mountains of the southern Appalachian region. Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in the United States. by the authors as featured in the acclaimed BBC tv series 'Wayfaring Stranger' in these pages revisit people and places you loved in the BBC tv series 'Wayfaring Stranger' revisit the people and places and deepen your enjoyment of the sublime BBC tv series 'Wayfaring Stranger'

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