Folk Music: the Basics

Name: Folk Music: the Basics
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ISBN: 9780415971607

ISBN-10: 0415971608

ISBN-13: 9780415971607

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ronald Cohen

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Focusing on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music, this book provides a concise history of folk music in the US, Canada, and England. It is a useful introduction to the players, the music, and the styles that make folk music a well-loved musical style.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/8/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.83" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction



Nineteenth Century Background: Great Britain and the United States


Definitions


Nineteenth Century in British Isles: Collectors and Songs


Nineteenth Century in the United States: Collectors and Songs


Other Ethnic Groups



1900-1930


Cowboy Songs


Country Goes Commercial


African-American Influences


Blues


Folk Becomes More Academic and Popular


The Role of the Federal Government


Decade Ends



1930-1950


Great Britain


Folk Music in the United States during the Depression


Country Music


Folk Music Scholarship and Popularity


Alan Lomax and People's Music


World War II


Postwar Years



The Fifties


Great Britain


Skiffle


Lomax, MacColl, and Lloyd


The United States


Folk Song Scholarship


Mid-Decade Music


Folk Music at Mid-Decade


The Kingston Trio


Decade Ends



The Sixties


Great Britain


Folk Clubs and the Changing Scene


Electric Folk


Decade's End


The United States


Traditional Folk


Topical Songs


Hootenanny


Festivals


Folk Rock


Decade Ends



Century Ends


Great Britain


Clubs and Festivals


The United States


World Music


Southern Roots Music Revival


The Century Ends


Discography


Bibliography


Index