The electric muse revisited : The electric muse revisited : the story of folk into rock and beyond / Robert Shelton and Robin Denselow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shelton, Robert, 1926-1995, author.

Denselow, Robin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Folk-rock music--History and criticism.

Folk-rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Omnibus Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Folk music has been evolving and adapting for centuries, but in the 1960s and 70s came an extraordinary period of change and innovation. Rock musicians borrowed from traditional songs, while folk musicians reworked ancient ballads using electric guitars and drum kits. From Dylan to Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson and Steeleye Span, the fusion of old and contemporary created a powerful new style: folk-rock. Since then, new and experimental folk fusions have continued, involving anything from rap to electronica. First published in 1975, at the height of the folk-rock boom, the critically acclaimed Electric Muse chronicled the story of the folk movement, from roots to revival. With new chapters on the eras of Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, June Tabor, Bellowhead, Sam Lee, Stick In The Wheel and others, and featuring new interviews and photographs, this edition brings the fascinating narrative up to date. As in 1975, The Electric Muse Revisited is published simultaneously with a new album set of the same title, on Good Deeds Music." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Dave Laing

Introduction to the new edition / Robin Denselow

Part one : The electric muse : the story of folk into rock

One : Something happened in America / Robert Shelton

Recording in the field

The Seeger called Pete

The two-headed revival

The hootenanny show

The grass roots of tradition : the blues

The bluegrass grows all around

Coffeehouses and festivals

Songs of praise and freedom

The recurring revival

Sources

Two : Troubadours and stars / Dave Laing

Folk and the Avalon factor

Folk as a way of life

Troubadours on tin pan alley

The road to Yasgur's farm

Coming down with Kinney

Feel like going home

New Morning?

Three : The roots of tradition / Karl Dallas

Realities of the revival

The three strains

Collection : Apollo dissects Dionysus

The instruments of tradition

Dionysus reborn

Folk, pop and the electric aesthetic

Four : Folk-rock in Britain / Robin Denselow

A tale of two cultures

Beginnings : Skiffle and Dem East Croydon blues

Folk clubs, up and down

Folk blues in Greek street : Graham meets Collins

Folk blues 2 : Jansch to Grossman

Poets and one-man bands

Crazy British individualists : Harper

Crazy British individualists 2 : the string band

Folk-rock in Muswell Hill

Steeleye : the first folk supergroup

Fairport connections : Sandy

Fairport connections : Tyger

The Celtic invasion

The new St George : more Fairport connections

So what?

Somewhat postscript

Part two : The electric muse revisited : folk into rock and beyond / Robin Denselow

Five : The great survivors

Steeleye

Fairport

Ashley Hutchings

Richard Thompson

Six : Folk into punk

The Pogues

The Oysterband

Billy Bragg

Seven : The new folk-rock

Eliza Carthy

Jim Moray

Eight : Global folk

Edward II

The imagined village

Nine : Folk big bands

Bellowhead

The wayward band

The remnant kings

Ten : The return of the electric guitar

False lights

Olivia Chaney and Offa Rex

The rails

Eleven : And next...

Sam Lee

Stick in the wheel

Twelve : The year the music paused

Farewell, farewell.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787592247

1787592243

OCLC:

1245674881