{"product_id":"right-by-her-roots-americana-women-and-their-songs-paperback","title":"Right by Her Roots: Americana Women and Their Songs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJewly Hight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this day of digital delivery, more and more popular music arrives to its listeners in downloadable bits, giving away very little about where the songs come from or who is behind them. At the same time contemporary popular culture, with its ancestry-excavating Web sites and television shows, reveals that people are craving answers to those very same questions about themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eRight by Her Roots\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for this moment, a thorough and thoughtful exploration of the bodies of work of eight groundbreaking artists who acknowledge, in their songs and in their lives, their relationships to their roots--both musical and personal. Jewly Hight, a highly regarded and spiritually-savvy music writer, delves into the journeys and styles of eight of the most distinctive voices in Americana music: Lucinda Williams, Julie Miller, Victoria Williams, Michelle Shocked, Mary Gauthier, Ruthie Foster, Elizabeth Cook, and Abigail Washburn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHight proves there is much to be gained from digging into the oeuvres of singers and songwriters who put something of themselves and their pursuits of meaning into their music. What she unearths, through vivid original interviews and perceptive analysis of their spirits, sounds, and styles--not just their lyrics--is rich insight into what animates their work and how they view and experience the world. Giving music-making women the serious attention they deserve but rarely receive, \u003ci\u003eRight by Her Roots\u003c\/i\u003e is an especially important and engaging account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJewly Hight is a music writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNo Depression, American Songwriter, Performing Songwriter, Relix, The Nashville Scene, The Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of other publications. She holds a Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. She lives, writes, drums, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e clogs in Nashville, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 245\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.49 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799887642912,"sku":"9781602580602","price":44.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65c9a01d8e9a9ed08e6e4592c8eebb11.webp?v=1780825698","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/right-by-her-roots-americana-women-and-their-songs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}