Transforming Tradition Folk Music Revivals Examined |
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| Editor:
| Rosenberg, Neil V. |
| Foreword by:
| Jabbour, Alan |
| Series title: | Folklore and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-01982-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.99 |
Book Description:
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Transforming Tradition offers the first serious look at folksong revivals, vibrant meldings of popular and folk culture that captured public awareness in the 1950s and 1960s. Best remembered for such songs as ''Tom Dooley'' and for performances like the Kingston Trio and Joan Baezs, the revival of that era gave rise to hootenannies, coffeehouses, ......
Transforming Tradition offers the first serious look at folksong revivals, vibrant meldings of popular and folk culture that captured public awareness in the 1950s and 1960s. Best remembered for such songs as ''Tom Dooley'' and for performances like the Kingston Trio and Joan Baezs, the revival of that era gave rise to hootenannies, coffeehouses, ......