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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Maryville College's Calvin Songster turns it up for final season

The Daily Times 08 Feb 2019

The volume is all the way down ... ....

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Senior Songsters to present Christmas concerts

Kirksville Daily Express 02 Dec 2018

The Senior Songsters will present Christmas concerts over the next few weeks. The schedule is as follows.Sunday, 4 p.m., First Baptist Church, 207 E. Washington; Dec. 6, 6.30 p.m., Hamilton Street Baptist Church, 802. W. Hamilton; Dec. 10, 6.30 p.m., Lock Haven Nursing Home, Macon; Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Schuyler County Nursing Home, Queen City; Dec ... ....

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No love lost as Congolese rebel songsters take on rumba and politicians

Business Day 13 Nov 2018

It is a conflict at once cultural, generational and political. rap music in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is staging a frontal assault on rumba, accusing its ageing stars of only singing of love and other banalities ... It was eventually reopened after a series of negotiations, which involved handing over some cash ... “Stealing is not good.” ... ....

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Evangel Songsters Davao in South Korea

Sun Star 02 Nov 2018

THE Evangel Songsters Davao proudly received the Young Singers Incentive Prize at the 14th Busan Choral Festival and Competition held last October 17-20, 2018 in South Korea ... Aside from the competition proper, the Evangel Songsters were invited to showcase their amazing talents at the SeoMyeon Subway Station as part of their outreach program....

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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 ... ....

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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 ... and daughter, Kimberly Songster of Omaha; ten grandchildren ... Blake and Alex Ackland, Leo Smith and Daxton Songster....

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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 ... ....

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