Wayfaring stranger : a musical journey in the American South / Emma John.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2019.

©2019

314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world. Emma had fallen out of love with her violin when a chance trip to the American South introduced her to bluegrass music. Classically trained, highly strung and wedded to London life, Emma was about as country as a gin martini. So why did it feel like a homecoming? Answering that question takes Emma deep into the Appalachian mountains, where she uncovers a hidden culture that confounds every expectation - and learns some emotional truths of her own.

English

August 07, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.