Bab 87: Anthropology of Musicology

March 10, 2012 – Saturday 12 nn. – Nabla Observer – West Ouigab

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[Tom] This is Tom Klein.

[Charlie] And I'm Charlie Hunt

[Charlie and Tom] Welcome to Music Lab.

[Tom] Why do certain genres seem to sort of just slip across borders?

[Charlie] From places you would not expect. From Tennessee to China, or to the Philippines. You have a song, from a genre you think that is all American, that strangely moves around the world. Some love it, some don't. And when we exploring this question a few years ago, it was an idea we first heard from this man.

(Phil) I'm Phil Jane, musicology professor at Vanderbilt University, Nashville. And I'm a great guitar player.

(Tom) Country music is a genre we usually relate to Texas

(Phil) NASHVILLE!

(Charlie) Or West Virginia.

[Tom] Any part of America really. Talks about things like cowboys,

[Charlie] Beer, pick-up trucks. You get the idea.