Transforming Tradition: FOLK MUSIC REVIVALS EXAMINED (Folklore and Society)

Transforming Tradition examines the phenomenon of the folk song revival, those vibrant meldings of popular and folk culture that captured public awareness in the 1950s and 1960s. Best remembered as forums for performers like Joan Baez and the Kingston Trio, and as incubators for unlikely radio hits like "Tom Dooley" and "Blowin' in the Wind," the folk revival gave rise to a bustling and influential subculture of hootenanies, coffeehouses, and blues and bluegrass appreciation, sowing a legacy that remains a vital part of American culture. Many of the contributors to this collection performed during the revival era. Today, their expertise in folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural history allow them to blend insider knowledge and trained analysis to form unique perspectives.
 

• Romancing the Folk: Public Memory and American Roots Music (Cultural Studies of the United States)
• When We Were Good: The Folk Revival
• Segregating Sound: Inventing Folk and Pop Music in the Age of Jim Crow (Refiguring American Music)
• Do Not Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records
• The Oxford Handbook of Music Revival (Oxford Handbooks)
• Subcultural Sounds: Micromusics of the West (Music / Culture)
• Music and Social Movements: Mobilizing Traditions in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)