{"product_id":"go-back-and-fetch-it-recovering-early-black-music-in-the-americas-for-fiddle-and-banjo-kristina-r-gaddy-paperback-1","title":"Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo -- Kristina R. Gaddy, Paperback","description":"For the first time, this groundbreaking songbook collaboration by music writer Kristina R. Gaddy and Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens makes nineteen examples of early Black Atlantic music accessible and playable for today's musicians, music enthusiasts, and historians. Presenting music from 1687 through the 1860s in modern treble clef and banjo tablature, along with the rich stories behind each song, Gaddy and Giddens take readers on a journey from the Caribbean across the Americas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmensely readable for amateurs and professionals alike, \u003ci\u003eGo Back and Fetch It\u003c\/i\u003e explains the significance of early Black Atlantic music and how the patterns of tunings, melodic lines, and lyrics shed light on the impact that Black American music has had on nineteenth-century popular music, early country, old time, and bluegrass. Each tune pairs with an engaging essay on its historical background and how the tune transformed over time, as well as information about the collector. Deeply researched and carefully approached, this essential source restores the roots of Black music to the musical canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristina R. Gaddy, Rhiannon Giddens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469690575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKristina R. Gaddy is the author of \u003ci\u003eWell of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books of nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRhiannon Giddens is a Grammy Award-winning singer, instrumentalist, and composer, a MacArthur recipient, and a Pulitzer Prize winner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristina R. Gaddy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46750361813220,"sku":"9781469690575","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781469690575.jpg?v=1758172218","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/go-back-and-fetch-it-recovering-early-black-music-in-the-americas-for-fiddle-and-banjo-kristina-r-gaddy-paperback-1","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}