British Folk Revival 1944-2002 - 1944-2002

List of contents

1: The early revivalists; 2: Towards post-war utopianism: the precursors and advent of the second folk revival; 3: Bert Lloyd and Ewan MacColl: a critique of the leading protagonists; 4: Politics and obstinacy; 5: Challenging folk historiography: skiffle as a pop aesthetic; 6: Folk-rock; 7: Rituals of retreat: folk clubs, connoisseurs, hierarchies; 8: What of the folk scene now?

About the author

Michael Brocken

Summary

This title was first published in 2003. This work considers the post-war folk revival in Britain from a popular music studies perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Brocken, Michael Brocken, Brocken Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138710740
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71074-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Folk & traditional music, Society and culture: general, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music