I believe I'll go back home : roots and revival in New England folk music / Thomas S. Curren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curren, Thomas S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--New England--History and criticism.

Folk music.

New England.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : Bright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Between 1959 and 1968, New England saw a folk revival emerge in more than fifty clubs and coffeehouses, a revolution led by college dropouts, young bohemians, and lovers of traditional music that renewed the work of the region's intellectuals and reformers. From Club 47 in Harvard Square to candlelit venues in Ipswich, Martha's Vineyard, and Amherst, budding musicians and hopeful audiences alike embraced folk music, progressive ideals, and community as alternatives to an increasingly toxic consumer culture. While the Boston-Cambridge Folk Revival was short-lived, the youthful attention that it spurred played a crucial role in the civil rights, world peace, and back-to-the-land movements emerging across the country. Fueled by interviews with key players from the folk music scene, I Believe I'll Go Back Home traces a direct line from Yankee revolutionaries, up-country dancers, and nineteenth-century pacifists to the emergence of blues and rock 'n' roll, ultimately landing at the period of the folk revival. Thomas S. Curren presents the richness and diversity of the New England folk tradition, which continues to provide perspective, inspiration, and healing in the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One To Make a Better World We Came Mere for to Sing

ch. Two When First unto This Country Settlement and Song in New England, 1600-1820

ch. Three There's a Good Time Corning Reform in New England, 1810-1900

ch. Four The Sound of Young America America Westward and Southward, 1800-1900

ch. Five Down in the Groove Recorded Music in America, 1890-1960

ch. Six Rolling Home to Old New England The Beginnings of the New England Folk Revival, 1940-1962

ch. Seven Tenting Tonight oil the Banks of the Charles Boston and Cambridge, 1960-1963

ch. Eight The Lay of the Land folk Music from across the New England Countryside

ch. Nine The Hour That the Ship Comes In Boston and Cambridge, 1963-1964

ch. Ten The Chords of Fame Boston and Cambridge, 1965-1966

ch. Eleven Stayed Around This Old Town Too Long The Revival Tosses Along, 1967-1968

ch. Twelve Where - Did You Come From, Where Do You Go? Winning Back Our Own Hearts and Minds

VOICES

Appendix One Coffeehouses in. New England, 1958-1968

Appendix Two Music Recordings in the Folk New England Collection, 1948-1968

Appendix Three A Sampler of Songs from the Folk Revival

Appendix Four Contra Dance at Newport, 1965.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Curren, Thomas S., I believe I'll go back home

ISBN:

9781625345653

1625345658

9781625345660

1625345666

OCLC:

1203958843