The Big Ballad Jamboree

Publishers Weekly's critic wrote: "the novel places a comic spin on the serious subject that Davidson explored as a Fugitive poet and Agrarian essayist: how urbanization can wreak havoc on rural society and the folk arts. ... Although the novel sometimes seems dated (Danny courts Cissie by defending her honor and buying her Cokes), the colloquial speech and concert scenes ring true."^[2] George Garrett reviewed the book: "The Big Ballad Jamboree is a light-hearted and (in a musical sense) light-fingered book, balanced, fair-minded, accessible, and clearly intended for a popular audience." Garrett continued: "Davidson clearly loved the land and the cycles and seasons of his homeplace, and that love shines through the descriptions of it. Environmentalists will feel a kinship with the author. Even the novel's strong streak of antifederalism (there's a child named States Rights) may be newly relevant to many readers."^[3]

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