Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South

By Emma John and Emma John

Book Overview

Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known?

Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world.

Emma had fallen out of love with her violin when a chance trip to the American South introduced her to bluegrass music. Classically trained, highly strung and wedded to London life, Emma was about as country as a gin martini. So why did it feel like a homecoming?

Answering that question takes Emma deep into the Appalachian mountains, where she uncovers a hidden culture that confounds every expectation - and learns some emotional truths of her own.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474606849
• ISBN13: 9781474606844
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.6"