Sound Recording in Post-War British Folk : Ideology, Discourse and Practice / Matthew Ord.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ord, Matthew, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Great Britain--20th century--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Folk music--Production and direction--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Sound recordings--Production and direction--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

"Recording technologies shaped the sound and meaning of 20th-century folk music in Britain, constructing a sonic aesthetics of authenticity in an era of rapid technological and social transformation. The sound of folk on record presented a 'real' sound in an age of studio artifice, asserting the value of live performance over technologically mediated consumption. Even so, the folk movement drew upon advances in recording and media technology, embracing a range of sonic practices including radio documentary, commercial studio production, and field recording. Within the revival's technological culture, recordings (and recording) reflected and shaped the meaning of the music"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Recording and Revivalism In Britain

'The Pure Drop' : Sound Recording and The Authenticity of Traditional Song

Lost Voices and Modernist Echoes : The Radio Ballads and Working-Class Culture

'The Real Sound of Folk Music': Folk, Pop, and The Politics of Recorded Sound

Topic Records and The Revivalist Recording Aesthetic

Professionalization and Creative Autonomy in The Studio

Song and Sonic Metaphor in Folk-Rock Recordings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798765107454

9798765107430

9798765107447

OCLC:

1507700226