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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813868603321

Autore

Dicaire David <1963->

Titolo

The early years of folk music : fifty founders of the tradition / / David Dicaire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, NC, : McFarland & Co., 2010

ISBN

1-282-52972-2

9786612529726

0-7864-5737-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Disciplina

781.620092/2

B

Soggetti

Folk music - History and criticism

Folk musicians

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part One: Historical Figures; Part Two: American Pioneers; Part Three: Political Connections; Part Four: Folk Around the World; Part Five: The Pre-Folk Boom Era; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This history of folk music looks at musicians, collectors and other figures from around the world. The book presents an overview of international folk roots from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century and shows the contributions of the artists and the evolution of folk music as a force for political and social change. Profiles of Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie and others show how the stage was set for the American folk revival of the 1960's.