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Book - SWANPOOL Chasing Music: My crazy campervan adventures in America [Author Signed Edition]

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Book - SWANPOOL Chasing Music: My crazy campervan adventures in America [Author Signed Edition]

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Following her role as MC for the opening ceremony of the Swanpool Classic Cinema, Jan Dale packed up her life in 1992, headed to America and bought herself a little campervan.

She hit the open road travelling 160,000 miles across 48 states, discovering Bluegrass and Cajun music, attending festivals, honky-tonks and rodeos, dancing and romancing, camping in rather strange places. What started out as an exploration of America, its music, its people, scenery and geography, quickly became a journey of self-discovery.

Personally signed by the Author this edition is a library's must-have book.

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"Jan Dale, popular Australian bluegrass radio presenter, landed in the USA, purchased a converted Volkswagen camper van, determined to travel the country, meeting people along the way, and attending as many bluegrass festivals and shows as she could manage. This junket ended up covering 160,000 miles, with stops in all of the lower 48 States, and providing her with a personal discovery of American roots music, and a lot about herself in the bargain.

These adventures in America also inform the listeners of her radio program Southern Style on PBS radio which celebrate the culture, music, and people of the southern US. Her love for the US south, and the country in general, permeates the book, especially her fondness for bluegrass, old time, and Cajun music, which she absorbed during her time here."

John Lawless, Author and Editor for Bluegrass Today

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"You have a natural gift for narrative. Your story rockets along and delights in its observations and anecdotes. This is a marvellous story and deserves to be read."

Phillip Adams, Award-winning journalist, broadcaster and filmmaker:

About the Author

Jan Dale is an internationally recognised Australian radio producer/presenter and guest speaker. Her show, Southern Style, can be heard on Melbourne's PBS FM. Jan Dale - Southern Style Tuesdays 1-3 pm PBS FM 106.7. She was nominated in 2019 for the International Bluegrass Music Association's Broadcaster of the Year award, becoming the first ever non-US based nominee. This followed her selection for the 2018 Mick Geyer Award, recognising her outstanding contribution to community radio and the general music community in Australia. She has been MC at various Bluegrass events in the United States and Australia and has interviewed hundreds of musicians, both in the studio and in the field. Jan has written many articles for the American magazine Bluegrass Unlimited, and has also been published in a variety of other magazines. She is an adventurous traveller and has been to over 70 countries, often backpacking alone.
  • Publisher ‏  : ‎ Busybird Publishing (20 February 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏: ‎ 268 pages 82 Photographs
  • ISBN-10 ‏   : ‎ 1922465550
  • ISBN-13 ‏   : ‎ 978-1922465559
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 1.42 x 23.39 cm

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