Blues Dialect Dictionary

[marshcat]

I recall a thread some time ago exploring some of the obscure terminology used in lots of old blues recordings.

Anyone looking to receive a great last-minute Christmas present would really enjoy this (available from Amazon, £12.79):

Barrelhouse Words, Stephen Calt, University of Illinois Press, 2009

286 pages and more than 1200 blues idioms explained!

Marshcat

[blueshome]

I'm told its in my stocking along with the latest Paul oliver tome. An early gift to myself was Bill Ferris' "Give My Poor Heart Ease" which I can recommend to anyone with an interest in Southern black culture, has a nice cd and dvd included.

[Gerry C]

I'll see what Santa brings (after I made that deal with him down at the crossroads...) but otherwise the Calt book will be ordered - despite the fact that I deeply disliked his book on Skip James. I'd also add +1 for the Ferris book: top-notch stuff.

Cheerily,

Gerry C