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Chargement... All in the Downs: Reflections on Life, Landscape, and Song (2018)par Shirley Collins
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A memoir from one of Britain's legendary singers, folklorists, and music historians. A legendary singer, folklorist, and music historian, Shirley Collins has been an integral part of the folk-music revival for more than sixty years. In her new memoir, All in the Downs, Collins tells the story of that lifelong relationship with English folksong--a dedication to artistic integrity that has guided her through the triumphs and tragedies of her life. All in the Downs combines elements of memoir--from her working-class origins in wartime Hastings to the bright lights of the 1950s folk revival in London--alongside reflections on the role traditional music and the English landscape have played in shaping her vision. From formative field recordings made with Alan Lomax in the United States to the "crowning glories" recorded with her sister Dolly on the Sussex Downs, she writes of the obstacles that led to her withdrawal from the spotlight and the redemption of a new artistic flourishing that continues today with her unexpected return to recording in 2016. Through it all, Shirley Collins has been guided and supported by three vital and inseparable loves: traditional English song, the people and landscape of her native Sussex, and an unwavering sense of artistic integrity. All in the Downs pays tribute to these passions, and in doing so, illustrates a way of life as old as England, that has all but vanished from this land. Generously illustrated with rare archival material. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This lovely lovely memoir takes up where Shirley's previous book America Across the Waters ends - and focuses more on Shirley's music career, her marriages, and her collaborations with sister Dolly Collins, culminating in her brilliant record Lodestar - released at the age of 80. What a comeback.
Along the way, there are beautiful walks, some tears, a few funny anecdotes, but mostly Shirley's love of music, folkways and the land.
A wonderful book if you love folk music but even if you don't, an inspiring read about art making and relevance. Here's to many many more, Miss Collins. (