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Heard at Every Turn : Traditional Music in South Carolina
McKissick Museum University of South Carolina, College of Arts and Sciences
McKissick Museum
University of South Carolina, College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
The title of this catalog and exhibition reflects a frequent observation made by folks traveling through the South in the 19th century. They noted how rich and prevalent music was - it was "heard at every turn." In 1916, music scholar Cecil Sharp commented that singing was "as common and almost as universal a practice as speaking." This music was manifest in churches, juke joints, fiddlers' contests, county fairs, revival meetings, and community centers, among other venues.
Rights
Copyright status determined to be in the public domain on April 27, 2020 by United States Supreme Court ruling (Georgia et al., Petitioners v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. : 590 U.S.__(2020)).