Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos

By Adrienne M. Trier-Bieniek

Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos explores the many-layered relationships female fans build with feminist musicians in general and with Tori Amos, in particular. Using original interview research with more than forty fans of Tori Amos, multiple observer-participant experiences at Amos's concerts, and critical content analysis of Amos's lyrics and larger body of work, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek utilizes a combination of gender, emotions, music, and activism to unravel the typecasts plaguing female fans. Trier-Bieniek aggressively challenges the popular culture stereotypes that have painted all female fans as screaming, crying teenage girls who are unable to control themselves when a favorite (generally male) performer occupies the stage.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810885506
• ISBN13: 9780810885509
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"