TY - JOUR KW - Devon KW - England KW - Eurasia KW - Europe KW - United Kingdom KW - Western Europe KW - Music KW - rural area KW - rural society AU - R. Yarwood AU - C. Charlton AB - This paper examines the contribution of folk music to understanding the dynamic, fluid and multi-experiential nature of the countryside. Drawing from literature on the geographies of music, it examines the work of Show of Hands , a contemporary folk band from Devon in England. Three areas are studied. First, the paper examines the musical style of Show of Hands in order to explore how hybridised, yet distinctive, styles of music emerge in particular places. Second, it demonstrates how Show of Hands hybrid musical style has become closely associated with the Southwest of England. Finally, within these spatial and hybrid contexts, attention is given to the ways in which their music represents the everyday lives of the rural . Taken together these themes assess the relevance of music in the understanding of rurality as hybrid space. BT - Journal of Rural Studies DO - 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2008.10.003 LA - English M1 - 2 N2 - This paper examines the contribution of folk music to understanding the dynamic, fluid and multi-experiential nature of the countryside. Drawing from literature on the geographies of music, it examines the work of Show of Hands , a contemporary folk band from Devon in England. Three areas are studied. First, the paper examines the musical style of Show of Hands in order to explore how hybridised, yet distinctive, styles of music emerge in particular places. Second, it demonstrates how Show of Hands hybrid musical style has become closely associated with the Southwest of England. Finally, within these spatial and hybrid contexts, attention is given to the ways in which their music represents the everyday lives of the rural . Taken together these themes assess the relevance of music in the understanding of rurality as hybrid space. PY - 2009 SP - 194 EP - 206 T2 - Journal of Rural Studies TI - Country life ? Rurality, folk music and Show of Hands UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-64149132472&doi=10.1016%2fj.jrurstud.2008.10.003&partnerID=40&md5=925c96d0433590d2ee437fcf7a5be249 VL - 25 SN - 07430167 ER -