Lone Star Swing by Duncan McLean (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lone Star Swing by Duncan McLean High Fidelity meets Blue Highways in this gloriously offbeat quest for the true roots of Texas Swing. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Using the prize money from his Somerset Maugham Award, Duncan McLean traveled from Orkney, Scotland, to Texas in search of the extraordinary mix of jazz, blues, country, and mariachi that is Western Swing. This account of his travels takes in barbed-wire museums, onion festivals, hoe-downs, ghost-towns, dead dogs, and ten thousand miles of driving through the Lone Star State. A constant soundtrack of vintage music from bands like the Texas Top Hands, The Lightcrust Doughboys, and the Modern Mountaineers cheers McLean as he tries, with great difficulty, to track down any trace of his greatest heroes: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Both a quest for a musical grail and a wildly funny travelogue, Lone Star Swing captures the singular wonders of Texas and its maverick inhabitants, its staggering 100-in-the-shade heat, its mouth-blistering chilies. . . . Above all it captures the spirit of the glorious mongrel music-once incredibly popular, now all but forgotten-that he crossed the world to hear. Author Biography Duncan McLean is the author of Bucket of Tongues, Bunker Man, and Lone Star Swing. He lives on the island of Orkney. Details ISBN0393317560 Author Duncan McLean Short Title LONE STAR SWING Language English ISBN-10 0393317560 ISBN-13 9780393317565 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 781.642 Illustrations Yes Year 1998 Residence Island of Orkney, US Birth 1964 DOI 10.1604/9780393317565 Country of Publication United States Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York AU Release Date 1998-04-17 NZ Release Date 1998-04-17 US Release Date 1998-04-17 UK Release Date 1998-04-17 Pages 322 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 1998-04-17 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:17563508;

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