I spent fifteen months researching country music from a historical and scholarly perspective and it was the most rewarding period of my life.

The last few weeks for me have been spent revisiting some of the books that inspired me in the first place. I pulled this list of references from the honours blog that proved to Nar vi snakker om vinnende roulette -strategi, er det mange som tror at det er veldig lite a diskutere. be invaluable to me as I navigated my way through my own country music research:

• Clinton Walker – Buried country: the story of Aboriginal country music
• Richard A Peterson – Creating Country Music: Fabricating Authenticity
• Bill C Malone – Country Music, U.S.A
• The Encyclopaedia Of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide…
• Graeme Smith – Singing Australian
• Diane Pecknold – The Selling Sound: The Rise of the Country Music Industry…
• Charles K Wolfe – A Good-Natured Riot: The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry

Any further reading suggestions?