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A new history of American and Canadian folk music / Dick Weissman.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3550 .W45 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weissman, Dick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk music--United States--History and criticism.
- Folk music.
- United States.
- Folk music--Canada--History and criticism.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 331 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
- Contents:
- 1 From the Beginning: Folksong Collectors and Collections and Regional Music Styles in the United States and Canada p. 15
- 2 Mass Distribution: Radio, Records, and Pre-World War Two Artists p. 29
- 3 Early Protest Music: The Industrial Workers of the World, the Coal Miners, the Cotton Mills, and the Communist and Socialist Agitators p. 39
- 4 The Almanac Singers, People's Song, People's Artists, and the Blacklist p. 49
- 5 The Weavers and the Beginning of the Folk Revival p. 61
- 6 Meanwhile, Back in Canada p. 87
- 7 Selling the Music: The New York Scene p. 101
- 8 Beyond the Big Apple: The Coffeehouses, Folk Music Organizations, and Folk Music Instrument Shops in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, the Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, and Toronto p. 131
- 9 The Riddle of Authenticity p. 163
- 10 The Civil Rights Movement p. 169
- 11 Folk-Rock, the British Invasion, and the Rise of the Singer-Songwriters p. 181
- 12 The Increasing Influence of Singer-Songwriters and the Women's Music Movement p. 203
- 13 North American Folk Festivals and Summer Teaching Camps p. 217
- 14 Instrumental Music: The Development and Expansion of Musical Possibilities p. 223
- 15 The Folk Music Business p. 239
- 16 What's Going On: Expansion, Contraction, and Evolution p. 255
- 17 Looking Back: An Evaluation of Four Major Figures in the Folk Revival p. 283
- 18 Today and Tomorrow p. 295.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Weissman, Dick, author. New history of American and Canadian folk music
- ISBN:
- 9781501344145
- 1501344145
- 9781501344152
- 1501344153
- OCLC:
- 1051054464
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