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Worth a Look: Books and Sites!
BuyIowaArt.com
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you checked out BuyIowaArt.com?
BuyIowaArt.com is the source for books, music, photography, traditional art, visual
art and crafts offered by Iowa artists and galleries.
Interested in selling work on BuyIowaArt? Know someone who is? Get more information about guidelines, deadlines and an application.
“Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass with Bill Monroe”
Bill
Monroe is so foundational to bluegrass music that the entire genre took its name
from his band, the Blue Grass Boys. In Come Hither to Go Yonder, author
Bob Black recounts his years spent as a member of that seminal band.
While other work on Bill Monroe has been written from a historical point of view, Come Hither to Go Yonder is told from the perspective of a musician who was actually there. Filled with observations made from the unique vantage point of a man who has traveled and performed extensively with the master, this book is Bob Black's personal memoir about the profound influence that Monroe exerted on the musicians who have carried on the bluegrass tradition in the wake of his 1996 death.
Offering a rare perspective on the creative forces that drove one of America's greatest composers and musical innovators, Come Hither to Go Yonder will deeply reward any fans of Bill Monroe, of bluegrass, or of American vernacular music.
Bob Black played banjo as one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and recorded with him on the Weary Traveler album. Black later played for several years with Buck White and the Down Home Folks. He appears on a number of fiddle albums by Kenny Baker and has performed with Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent, Marty Stuart, Frank Wakefield, John Hartford, the Whites and other artists. He currently lives near Iowa City, where he performs in Perfect Strangers, the Banjoy Band, and other groups. He has published articles in Bluegrass Unlimited and in 2002 received the Iowa Arts Council's Traditional Arts Award. For more information and to purchase, visit www.press.uillinois.edu/s05/black.html.
"Public
Art By the Book"
Public Art by the Book is a nuts and bolts guide for arts professionals
and volunteers creating public art in their communities. The definitive resource
for information on public art for local government, arts agencies, arts professionals
and artists, this book includes examples from cities across the U.S.
Edited by Barbara Goldstein, 327 pages, paperback (2005). To purchase, visit Amazon.com.
Iowa Filmmakers Launch IowaFilmmaker.com
A new Web site for local filmmakers is now available and offers the ultimate resource
for film production in Iowa. The Web site, www.iowafilmmaker.com,
contains information about production companies, organizations and films produced
within the state.
The Web site also includes an interactive forum designed to facilitate communication
between Iowa filmmakers, actors, and crew, and to aid them in every phase of their
work. Filmmakers of all experience levels are encouraged to visit the site and
join in the discussions, and to use the site to keep up to date on productions,
meetings, and opportunities for filmmakers throughout Iowa.
