I Hear a Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir by Gene Lowinger (English) Paperback

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A sensitive remembrance of bluegrass dreams and lessons

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During the final years of Bill Monroe's life, bluegrass fiddler Gene Lowinger took a series of on- and off-stage photographs of Monroe on the road--preparing for shows, performing, interacting with fans and audiences--and in informal settings with family, friends, and fellow musicians. This book presents these photos of Monroe's last years as well as other photos documenting Lowinger's involvement with the bluegrass scene beginning in the early 1960s. As a fiddler for Monroe, Lowinger was given unique access to Monroe's private life, and his photographs capture poignant scenes, from energetic performances to moments of quiet repose. Lowinger's photos accompany his own story of a New Jersey boy obsessed with folk and bluegrass music, and he recounts college trips to country music parks in Pennsylvania to see Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, and Bill Monroe; his stints as a fiddler for the New York Ramblers and Blue Grass Boys; and his memories of playing at the Grand Ole Opry and music festivals. A photographic reflection on Bill Monroe's public and private life, I Hear a Voice Calling also testifies to the bluegrass master's profound mentorship and guidance.

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A sensitive remembrance of bluegrass dreams and lessons

Author Biography

Gene Lowinger is a freelance photojournalist based in New York and New Jersey. The first "Northern" fiddler to join the ranks of the Blue Grass Boys, Lowinger is also the author of Bluegrass Fiddle, one of the first books to accurately capture the bluegrass fiddle style in standard musical notation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments   ixIntroduction   1CHAPTER 1. Beginnings, 1942-62   7CHAPTER 2. Learning Bluegrass, 1963-65   14CHAPTER 3. Nashville, 1965-66   22CHAPTER 4. Home to Study Violin, 1966-92   42CHAPTER 5. Back to Monroe, Bluegrass, and the Violin, 1991-96   57CHAPTER 6. After Monroe, 1996 to the Present   72Index   79Illustrations follow pages 41 and 71

Review

"A vivid, emotional, and poignant look at a unique era in bluegrass music." Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug), guitarist and vocalist of Riders in the Sky, and author of Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy

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A sensitive remembrance of bluegrass dreams and lessons

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During the final years of Bill Monroe's life, bluegrass fiddler Gene Lowinger took a series of on- and off-stage photographs of Monroe on the road--preparing for shows, performing, interacting with fans and audiences--and in informal settings with family, friends, and fellow musicians. This book presents these photos of Monroe's last years as well as other photos documenting Lowinger's involvement with the bluegrass scene beginning in the early 1960s. As a fiddler for Monroe, Lowinger was given unique access to Monroe's private life, and his photographs capture poignant scenes, from energetic performances to moments of quiet repose. Lowinger's photos accompany his own story of a New Jersey boy obsessed with folk and bluegrass music, and he recounts college trips to country music parks in Pennsylvania to see Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, and Bill Monroe; his stints as a fiddler for the New York Ramblers and Blue Grass Boys; and his memories of playing at the Grand Ole Opry and music festivals. A photographic reflection on Bill Monroe's public and private life, I Hear a Voice Calling also testifies to the bluegrass master's profound mentorship and guidance.''I've known Gene Lowinger since our early days in the urban bluegrass scene of the sixties. His photographs have always offered unique perspectives on unique subjects. Now they are skillfully melded with personal remembrances of his own singular career as a 'Jewish Blue Grass Boy.'''--David Grisman, mandolinist and composer ''A vivid, emotional, and poignant look at a unique era in bluegrass music, captured in words and photographs by a man who not only studied the music, but performed it and toured with the master as a member of his band.''--Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug), guitarist and vocalist of Riders in the Sky and author of Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy

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''A vivid, emotional, and poignant look at a unique era in bluegrass music.'' Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug), guitarist and vocalist of Riders in the Sky, and author of Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy

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During the final years of Bill Monroe's life, bluegrass fiddler Gene Lowinger took a series of on- and off-stage photographs of Monroe on the road--preparing for shows, performing, interacting with fans and audiences--and in informal settings with family, friends, and fellow musicians. As a bandmate, Lowinger was given unique access to Monroe's private life, and this book presents these photos as well as other photos documenting Lowinger's involvement with the bluegrass scene beginning in the early 1960s. Lowinger also tells his own story of a New Jersey boy obsessed with folk and old-time music, and he recounts college trips to country music parks in Pennsylvania to see Monroe and other bluegrass masters; his stints as a fiddler for the New York Ramblers, Greenbriar Boys, and Blue Grass Boys; and his memories of playing at the Grand Ole Opry and music festivals. A photographic reflection on Bill Monroe's public and private life, I Hear a Voice Calling also testifies to the bluegrass master's profound mentorship and guidance.

Details ISBN025207663X Author Gene Lowinger Short Title I HEAR A VOICE CALLING Publisher University of Illinois Press Language English ISBN-10 025207663X ISBN-13 9780252076633 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Imprint University of Illinois Press Subtitle A Bluegrass Memoir Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Baltimore Series University of Illinois Press UK Release Date 2009-08-06 NZ Release Date 2009-08-06 US Release Date 2009-08-06 Audience Age 18-99 Pages 144 Publication Date 2009-08-06 Alternative 9780252034756 DEWEY 781.642092 Illustrations 75 black and white photographs Audience General AU Release Date 2009-06-14 We've got this

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