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Goertzen scholarship about Knauff and his tunes is strong and based on extensive research trips and interviews. His substantial notes are often as interesting to read as the main body of the book. . . . This collection of music, like much published music, was relatively popular when it was released. Its popularity waned as newer publications appeared, but we can now see that it broke new ground and influenced the evolution of American fiddle music. Suddenly the stories about George Knauff, the tunes in his Virginia Reels, and the social life of 19th century Farmville, Virginia, are important to consider in our quest to understand the musical heritage of the United States. Goertzen had the foresight to see this and wrote an excellent and thorough overview and analysis. The subject matter is somewhat specialized, but the book will be well received in libraries that maintain collections related to American music, American folklore, and ethnomusicology.--Drew Beisswenger, The University of Arkansas Fayetteville Western Folklore A welcome addition to the lengthening shelf of publications about fiddling organized around transcriptions that, from various points of view, help us try to figure out what makes a fiddle tune tick--and why traditional fiddle music and fiddlers matter. Highly recommended.--Howard Wight Marshall Journal of Folklore Research Goertzen is a meticulous and creative researcher and an engaging writer. His book is a model for integrating social history into the study of musical history.--Gregory Hansen Arkansas Review 49.3 (December 2018)

A welcome addition to the lengthening shelf of publications about fiddling organized around transcriptions that, from various points of view, help us try to figure out what makes a fiddle tune tick--and why traditional fiddle music and fiddlers matter. Highly recommended.--Howard Wight Marshall Journal of Folklore Research Goertzen is a meticulous and creative researcher and an engaging writer. His book is a model for integrating social history into the study of musical history.--Gregory Hansen Arkansas Review 49.3 (December 2018)

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Chris Goertzen is professor of music history and world music at the University of Southern Mississippi. His books include Fiddling for Norway: Revival and Identity; Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests; Made in Mexico: Tradition, Tourism, and Political Ferment in Oaxaca; George P. Knauff's ""Virginia Reels"" and the History of American Fiddling; and American Antebellum Fiddling, the latter four published by University Press of Mississippi.

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