{"product_id":"bean-blossom-the-brown-county-jamboree-and-bill-monroes-bluegrass-festivals-paperback-softback-9780252078101","title":"Bean Blossom; The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252078101","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBean Blossom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas A. Adler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252078101\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 29 black and white photographs, 5 line drawings, 6 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBean Blossom\u003c\/i\u003e offers much-needed insights into one of the most important bluegrass music festivals. . . . Bluegrass aficionados and Bean Blossom regulars will certainly appreciate the care and attention that Adler has paid to the fan communities that have thrived in Brown County and across the globe.\"--\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A welcome addition to the growing body of literature on the history of bluegrass. A clearly written and accessible book that combines history and folklore and offers an important case study of two twentieth-century musico-social phenomena: the rual country music park and the bluegrass festival.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"An important book in that it weaves together bluegrass music, the changing demographics of the music, the development of the music industry, and the evolving economic elements of staging events in the music park.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eBean Blossom, Indiana--near Brown County State Park and the artist-colony town of Nashville, Indiana--is home to the annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, founded in 1967 by Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass. Widely recognized as the oldest continuously running bluegrass music festival in the world, this June festival's roots run back to late 1951, when Monroe purchased the Brown County Jamboree, a live weekly country music show presented between April and November each year. Over the years, Monroe's festival featured the top performers in bluegrass music, including Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, the Goins Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, and many more.\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eThomas A. Adler's history of Bean Blossom traces the long and colorful life of the Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festival. Adler discusses the development of bluegrass music, the many personalities involved in the bluegrass music scene, the interplay of local, regional, and national interests, and the meaning of this venue to the music's many performers--both professional and amateur--and its legions of fans.\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eCover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eTitle Page\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eContents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003ePreface\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eIntroduction: Rural Country Music Parks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e1. Brown County History and Roots\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e2. Origins of the Brown County Jamboree, 1939–41\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e3. The Rund Family's Brown County Jamboree, 1941-51\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e4. Bill Monroe's Brown County Jamboree Park, 1952-57\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e5. Survivals, Revivals, and Arrivals, 1958-66\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e6. Building the Festivals, 1967-68\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e7. The Festival Becomes a Landmark, 1969-71\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eIllustrations follow page 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e8. The Festival's Golden Age, 1972-82\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e9. Festival People and Lore\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e10. Bill and James Monroe's Festival Park, 1983-97\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003e11. Renaissance, Continuity, and Change, 1998 and After\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eInterviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523558633752,"sku":"9780252078101","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bean-blossom-the-brown-county-jamboree-and-bill-monroes-bluegrass-festivals-paperback-softback-9780252078101","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}