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Overall, the book is meticulously researched and a mass of information. . . . a fascinating insight into the fiddlers, repertoires, instruments, techniques, and environment to help us learn more about this period of American fiddling.-- Folk Music Journal There is a wealth of information within the pages for any scholar wishing to know more about where old-time fiddling in the young US nation received its influences.--Matt Merta Fiddler Magazine American Antebellum Fiddling is an excellent contribution to our understanding of American music. Goertzen provides an outstanding resource for further scholarship that connects fiddling in Arkansas to its Antebellum influences.--Gregory Hansen Arkansas Review 51.1 (April 2020)

American Antebellum Fiddling is an excellent contribution to our understanding of American music. Goertzen provides an outstanding resource for further scholarship that connects fiddling in Arkansas to its Antebellum influences.--Gregory Hansen Arkansas Review 51.1 (April 2020)

Overall, the book is meticulously researched and a mass of information. . . . a fascinating insight into the fiddlers, repertoires, instruments, techniques, and environment to help us learn more about this period of American fiddling.--Folk Music Journal There is a wealth of information within the pages for any scholar wishing to know more about where old-time fiddling in the young US nation received its influences.--Matt Merta Fiddler Magazine American Antebellum Fiddling is an excellent contribution to our understanding of American music. Goertzen provides an outstanding resource for further scholarship that connects fiddling in Arkansas to its Antebellum influences.--Gregory Hansen Arkansas Review 51.1 (April 2020)

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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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