Ebook {Epub PDF} Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town by Gillian Turnbull

 · Now, a new book, Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town, takes an in-depth look at our local strains of roots and country music while considering the forces that drive financial success in the city in the arts and beyond — namely, oil prices. Calgary-born author Gillian Turnbull, who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology and teaches the subject at Ryerson University, has plenty of experience with Author: Nathan Kunz. Gillian Turnbull. is the author of Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town. She holds a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from York University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of King’s College. She is a writer and editor and has worked in the music and broadcast www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 50 secs. Gillian Turnbull Average rating: · 13 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town/5.

Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town explores Calgary's relationship of its energy industry to its thriving roots music scene. (CBC) In the book, Turnbull focuses mostly on the period from the. Now, a new book, Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town, takes an in-depth look at our local strains of roots and country music while considering the forces that drive financial success in the city in the arts and beyond — namely, oil prices. Calgary-born author Gillian Turnbull, who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology and teaches the subject at. Open Menu Close Menu. Penizen. Home.

Gillian Turnbull Average rating: · 13 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town. Despite the economy’s uncertainty - demonstrated by one of the most debilitating recessions in recent history that began in - this music still thrives, operating as both tonic and mouthpiece for the disenfranchised. Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town explores Calgary’s roots music scene, showing how oil, of all things, fuelled the rise of one of North America’s most dynamic and resilient subcultures. Gillian is the author of Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town. She holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from York University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of King’s College. She is a writer and editor and has worked in the music and broadcast industries. A frequent contributor to The Walrus, The National Post, and Hazlitt, Gillian has also written for The Puritan, VUE Weekly, BC Musician, Penguin Eggs, and No Depression.