| Description |
xi, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford oral history series
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Oxford oral history series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p, 226-230, discography (pages 231-242) and index. |
| Contents |
I never heard a horse sing it! : defining folk music -- Early collectors -- Music for the masses -- Greenwich Village : 1940s -- Am I in America? : the red scare -- Folk boom -- Movement music -- Folk-rock -- Nu folk : the music changes, but the beat goes on -- The power of music. |
| Summary |
An oral history of North American folk music revivals that draws on more than 150 interviews to explore the musical, political, and social aspects of the folk revival movement. |
| Subject |
Folk music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Folk music. |
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United States. |
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Folk songs, English -- United States.
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Folk songs, English. |
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Oral tradition -- United States.
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Oral tradition. |
| Added Author |
Beer, Molly.
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| ISBN |
9780195378344 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0195378342 hardcover alkaline paper |
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