TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jackson,George Pullen
TI  - Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America: Two Hundred and Fifty Tunes and Texts, with an Introduction and Notes
AV  - M 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Folk songs, English -- United States
KW  - Folk music -- United States
KW  - Ballads, English -- United States
KW  - Hymns, English -- History and criticism
KW  - Hymns, English -- United States
N1  - Release date is 2019-07-10; Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed
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N2  - "Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America" by George Pullen Jackson is a scholarly collection of religious folk music that captures the spiritual traditions of early American communities. Written in the early 20th century, this work compiles two hundred and fifty tunes and texts, highlighting the evolution of folk music within the context of American spirituality. The book examines the interrelationship between traditional music and religious lyrics, showcasing how these songs were rooted in cultural heritage and oral tradition.  The opening of the work introduces its key themes, discussing the historical context of spiritual folk-songs and how they have been preserved over centuries. It emphasizes the role of early American folk traditions, particularly in the Southern United States, where religious songs were often sung to folk tunes. The text provides insights into the origins of these songs, including their links to secular melodies, and outlines the classification of various song types, such as religious ballads and spiritual songs. Jackson reflects on the importance of these folk-hymns in understanding American culture and music, setting the stage for the collection of tunes and texts that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59884
ER  -