Songster

A "songster" is a wandering musician, usually but not always African-American, of the type which first appeared in the late 19th century in the southern United States.

Songsters in American culture

The songster tradition both pre-dated and co-existed with blues music. It began soon after the end of slavery and the Reconstruction era in the United States, when African-American musicians became able to travel and play music for a living. Black and white musicians shared the same repertoire and thought of themselves as "songsters" rather than "blues" musicians.

Songsters generally performed a wide variety of folk songs, ballads, dance tunes, reels and minstrel songs. Initially, they were often accompanied by non-singing "musicianers", who often played banjo and fiddle. Later, as the guitar became more widely popular, the songsters often accompanied themselves.

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Bravo, our fabulous songsters should be treasured not trashed

Canberra Times 06 Sep 2018

A vocal minority, who can't accept the birds were here long before us, should wise up and change their behaviour ... ....

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In Advance: ‘The American Songster’ coming to Hawks & Reed

Greenfield Recorder 22 Aug 2018

Dom Flemons, known as “The American Songster,” is performing at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. Flemons repertoire covers nearly 100 years of American music and folklore. He is a professional touring musician, traveling the world presenting tradit... ....

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Evangel Songsters Davao to hold concert August 17

Sun Star 10 Aug 2018

A WEEK to go and Dabawenyos will finally witness the Evangel Songsters Davao as they perform songs for their fund-raising concert entitled, “Evangel Songsters ... The Evangel Songsters Davao, under the baton of Mr....

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Exploring The Last Green Valley: Meet the oriole, summer's songster

The Bulletin 07 Jul 2018

"To hear an oriole singMay be a common thing --Or only a divine."Emily Dickinson from "The Oriole’s Secret"Last month, I heard an unfamiliar sound in our backyard. I strained my ears to try to identify the vocalist performing so melodiously from the upper branches of the old apple tree behind our barn. By late April and early May most of the [...] ... ....

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Barbara J. Songster

Lincoln Journal Star 01 Jul 2018

Jeanne (Steve) Ackland, Jackie (Stan) Harris, Karen (Dennis) Smith and Kimberly Songster, son; Michael (Pam) Songster, ......

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Death, Barbara Songster

York News-Times 30 Jun 2018

Songster, age 76, of York, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Omaha ... She was married to Gaylord Songster on Nov ... She is survived by her husband, Gaylord Songster of York; daughter, Jeanne (Steve) Ackland of Geneva; son, Michael (Pam) Songster of Mulvane, Kan.; daughter, Jackie (Stan) Harris of Antioch, Calif.; daughter, Karen (Dennis) Smith of New Market, Minn. and daughter, Kimberly Songster of Omaha; ten grandchildren....

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Review: Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons in tune as dad-daughter songsters in ‘Hearts Beat Loud’

Houston Chronicle 20 Jun 2018

One of the nicest things about “Hearts Beat Loud,” and there are several nice things, is the way that Offerman and Clemons seem like father and daughter ... ....

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Offerman and Clemons in tune as dad-daughter songsters in ‘Hearts Beat Loud’

San Francisco Chronicle 14 Jun 2018

Brett Haley’s new movie, “Hearts Beat Loud,” isn’t quite in the same league as his best film, “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” but I see what he’s up to, and I’m liking it. At a time when popular American movies are heading in the direction of the huge and the simple, Haley is developing an aesthetic that’s all about the small and the complex ... That stuff doesn’t change ... ....

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War horse: 'Indomitable' horse Songster to get new cross

BBC News 03 Jun 2018

Songster was sent to France in 1914 and returned home five years later to be cared for by Sgt Major Harry Poole ......

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'Black Cowboys' the latest historical, musical project of American songster Dom Flemons

The Daily Times 03 May 2018

He made his bones with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, but Dom Flemons has pioneered new music in a variety of historical genres, and this weekend, he returns to The Station in Blount County ... ....

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Western Folklife Center presents Texas songster Andy Hedges

Elko Daily Free Press 19 Apr 2018

Hedges is a self-taught songster, reciter and storyteller on tour with his family from Texas ... Get tips on free stuff and fun ideas delivered weekly to your inbox. ....

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Tuning into the soundtrack of birding; Free talk highlights nature's many songsters

Eagle-Tribune 15 Mar 2018

Donna Cooper sees movement in the distance among bare trees and raises her binoculars for a closer look. They are all around us, birds, even in winter, though not in the numbers or varieties that will soon arrive in spring. Cooper, of Andover, is bird-watching this late afternoon in advance of the talk she and Lou Keller will give on Sunday in North Andover at Stevens Memorial Library. The presentation starts at 2 p.m ... IF YOU GO. What ... ....

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Gentlemen Songsters No More

National Review 01 Mar 2018

Last week, one of Yale University’s oldest institutions decided it was time for a change ... “Patriarchy!” Advertisement ... A bit of history. The Whiffs, open to only 14 seniors, have always maintained a profile outside of New Haven, thanks, initially, to former member Cole Porter, who brought a chic notoriety to the white-tie clad Gentlemen Songsters nearly 100 years ago ... Advertisement ... one decidedly masculine, the other decidedly feminine ... ....

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