Book review of "Music and Tourism: on the road again" by Chris Gibson and John Connell. Clevedon, UK, Channel View Publications, 2005. ISBN 978-1-873150-92-4
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[Extract] This pioneering text, Music and Tourism: On the Road Again, by Chris Gibson and John Connell covers a specialist topic in tourism, notably music tourism. In recent times, cultural tourism has rapidly expanded with art, literature, food, wine and music gaining niche market status. As the authors point out, such a book would not have been possible 20 years ago; even a decade ago research on music tourism was limited. Gibson and Connell cast a wide net in their definition of music tourism and include all genres of music, places, people, activities, festivals, workshops, musical trails, museums and tours as well as the sale of music recordings, souvenirs and instruments. This is one of the many virtues of the book. The authors argue that music tourism is far more complex than any simple 'high' culture versus 'popular' culture binary. The text is well researched, well written and well organized, with a breadth of real life, international and up-to-date examples. This is a book that documents the rise of music tourism, in all forms, without shunning its scholarship.
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