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A Florida Fiddler: The Life and Times of Richard Seaman by Gregory Hansen
is a look at the music and storytelling of an 97 year-old old-time fiddler from Kissimmee. Public folklore methodologies are a central part of the story, which opens with Mr. Seaman preparing for a visit from…folklorists.
Ethnomusicologists (and those who can read music) will find transcriptions from Mr. Seaman’s fiddle repertoire. Chapter 4 presents a selection of tall tales. Educators will find Chapter 8, devoted to folklife in education, both illuminating and sadly familiar.
The tone and style of the book is informed by the 15 year relationship that the subject and author enjoyed. The book provides other examples of the types of activities that public folklorists coordinate, such as festivals and workshops.
There's a current review of it by Mike Luster at the JFR web site and in this month's (Vol. 11, No. 2) Old-Time Herald
A Florida Fiddler: The Life and Times of Richard Seaman By Gregory Hansen. 2007. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. 254 pages. ISBN: 978-0-8173-1553-5 (hard cover).
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