Shirley Collins

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All in the Downs: Reflections on Life, Landscape, and SongPaperback, 26 June 2018

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Reading Age
Ages: 18
Grade Levels
13
Print Length
288 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press
Date Published
26 Jun 2018
ISBN-10
1907222413
ISBN-13
9781907222412

Description

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.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 18
Author:
Shirley Collins
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
EE
Date Published:
26 June 2018
Dimensions:
19.3 x 13.46 x 1.52 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 13
ISBN-10:
1907222413
ISBN-13:
9781907222412
Language:
English
Location:
Cambridge
Pages:
288
Weight:
498.95 gm

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