Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads

About this film

LibriVox recording of Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John Lomax. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Nemo; Jack Allan; Michael Fassio; Scotty Smith; Kurt; DrPGould; realisticspeakers; Eva Davis; Peter Yearsley; Tim Watkins; Cyndy; BettyB; Michael; Chris Pyle; Yanyan Zeng; Lowell Moore; aniroo; Jack Albert; Bristol Chilton; Phil Schempf; Wolfgang Bas John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up the core body of work for the Library of Congress Archive. "Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads" is his collection that propelled him to the forefront of his field and ignited new interest in American folklore, inspiring many to continue research. For his contributions to the field of cowboy music, Locas was inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame in 2010. Many of the verses here are accompanied by musical scores, and some may be more familiar in their musical form such as "A Home on the Range." A wide array of characters and life across the western United States is represented here. - Summary by Larry Wilson For further information, including links to online text, reader informatio…

Directors & creators

John Lomax

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;western; folklore; Texas; ranch; mississippi; cowboy; Arizona; Boston; buffalo; gowgirl; range; brigham young; cole younger; billy the kid; cowgirl

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