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 fa
In this short memoir, fiddler Lowinger recalls his involvement with bluegrass music from the early sixties scene in New York through to the present day. The looming presence in the book is bluegrass g
A comprehensive guide to playing the fiddle - bluegrass and country style - from Gene Lowinger, who has played with Bill Monroe. It covers right hand techniques, double stops, slurs and slides; and i
Original Opening IdeasSound – and Dangerous!Opening Originals focuses on both sound and dangerous opening ideas that have escaped wide notice. In some cases, they are artifacts of the past, too soon
What’s Old Is New – and Surprisingly Strong!The world’s oldest opening variation, 3...Qd8 in the Scandinavian Defense, has resurfaced in the last decade to give players at all levels a winning edge. W
Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the daughter of the composer Gustav Holst, was a much-loved source of inspiration for the many musicians and students who encountered her over the years at the Dartington Sum
Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like
Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like
The stories of three young people who experience the tumult -- in three eras -- as new religions are about to be born. Dina is a slave, a weaver for the royalty of Ancient Egypt. Summoned to the r
The stories of three young people who experience the tumult -- in three eras -- as new religions are about to be born. Dina is a slave, a weaver for the royalty of Ancient Egypt. Summoned to the r
Of all Cuba's nightclubs and cabarets, Tropicana has always held place of honor. Part casino and part cabaret it was all Cuban: the only nightclub owned and run by Cubans rather than by the American
Tropicana is to Cuba what the Bolshoi is to Russia, the Moulin Rouge to Paris, or the Blue Note to New York—an enduring cultural mecca. This definitive biography of the place that was known as Paradis
The 1800s were a dangerous time to be a black girl in the United States, especially if you were born a slave. Ella Sheppard was such a girl, but her family bought their freedom and moved to Ohio where
