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The Brass Band Story with Trevor Herbert (Yale UP, 2026)

Brass bands have played a unique role in the cultural history of Britain. Amidst the industrial revolution, an increasingly urban population turned to music for mass entertainment. Brass bands became intimately associated with working men and spread across the country at breathta ... Show more

. 46min 28sec

Our Common Life: Folksong from the Front Porch to the Concert Hall with Stephen Wade

Our Common Life: Folk Song from the Front Porch to the Concert Hall (U Illinois Press, 2026) by Stephen Wade is part memoir, part meditation on American culture, and part historical narrative of folk music. Wade centers this book around individual musicians and songs that provide ... Show more

. 1h 9min

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