[Williamss] plays have brought the experience of black urban youth onto the stage ObserverSucker Punch: As usual with Williams; the dialogue is crisp and bespoke: motives are mixed; nobody is a hero; nothing is just black and white. The TimesJoe Guy: Williamss dialogue ricochets around the stage like gunfire . . . energetic; exciting and entertaining. StageCategory B: Category B is a harrowing play; but one shot through with both dark humour and tentative flickers of hope. Daily TelegraphBaby Girl: The shocking thing about Roy Williamss Baby Girl is that it argues that there is a cyclical pattern to teenage pregnancy . . . Williams paints a rivetingly plausible picture of a world in which mothers and daughters are sexual rivals; virgin is the ultimate peer insult and the school gates are a fertile hunting ground for male predators. GuardianTheres Only One Wayne Matthews: Williamss writing is punchy . . . Waynes gradual understanding of the realities of the world make this a touching coming-of-age drama. Guardian
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great reference and historyBy LichenThe information about each tune is invaluable for a serious fiddler - from history and legend to alternate tunings. Where cross-tuning is shown; the author gives song notation; then also a second version "the way it should sound" - so that the cross-tunings ultimately make total sense. The book lists many stand-bys from the Appalachians as well as a few Ive never heard of. A large collection. The info in the intro chapters is never not interesting and often informative - I found it interesting though how the author; as a classically-trained violinist rather humorously looks down her nose; ultimately; at these mountain fiddlers - revealing as much about her and the world she came from; as it does about the Appalachian fiddlers and their world... At any rate; by spending many hours listening to them and transcribing these songs; she has left us all an enormous gift. This book is a must for anyone interested in mountain fiddling history and/or the serious fiddler.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Satisfied customerBy Deborah D HirshSatisfied customer0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of the earliest and most detailed old time fiddle ...By CustomerOne of the earliest and most detailed old time fiddle instruction books. Lots of transcriptions of tune (many of them in cross tuning) and interesting commentary and photos. A must have for any fiddlers collection.