The Crooked Stovepipe : Athapaskan Fiddle Music and Square Dancing in Northeast Alaska and Northwest Canada Hardback
by Craig Mishler
Part of the Music in American Life series
Hardback
Description
Named for a popular local fiddle tune, The Crooked Stovepipe is a rollicking, detailed, first-ever study of the indigenous fiddle music and social dancing enjoyed by the Gwich'in Athapskan Indians and other tribal groups in northeast Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
Though the music has obvious roots in the British Isles, French Canada, and the American South, the Gwich'in have used it in shaping their own aesthetic, which is apparent in their choice of fiddle tunings, bowing techniques, foot clogging, dances, and a distinctively stratified tune repertoire.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/08/1993
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- ISBN:9780252019968
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/08/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252019968
