Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Rural Country Music Parks
1. Brown County History and Roots
2. Origins of the Brown County Jamboree, 1939–41
3. The Rund Family's Brown County Jamboree, 1941-51
4. Bill Monroe's Brown County Jamboree Park, 1952-57
5. Survivals, Revivals, and Arrivals, 1958-66
6. Building the Festivals, 1967-68
7. The Festival Becomes a Landmark, 1969-71
Illustrations follow page 122
8. The Festival's Golden Age, 1972-82
9. Festival People and Lore
10. Bill and James Monroe's Festival Park, 1983-97
11. Renaissance, Continuity, and Change, 1998 and After
Notes
Interviews
Bibliography
Index