by Mark English My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, and before that she had a series of other health
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Where the Beauty Lies
by Mark English The neurologist treating my mother’s Parkinson’s disease, an old-school physician with a heavy Afrikaans accent, first suggested using music as part of
Culture and Personal Experience
by Mark English A busker. A real musician, this one, with an acoustic guitar and a small amplifier, operating on a (by then) relatively quiet
Shostakovich and the Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves
by Margaret Rowley Ethnographers tend to like stories, as do many non-ethnographers. Much of the point of ethnography is simultaneously to hear people tell their
Politics and Song
by E. John Winner Now, the whole business of Irish nationalism can get very serious if you’re not careful. – Liam Clancy [1] My father,
Music, Humor, and Politics
by Mark English P.D.Q. Bach was the youngest and oddest of J.S. Bach’s many children. His best known work is probably the dramatic oratorio, Oedipus