From Ani DiFranco to Bob Dylan to Woodie Guthrie, American folk music comprises a truly diverse and rich tradition—one that's almost impossible to define in broad terms. This book explains why folk music is still highly relevant in the digital age.
Foreword by Gregg and Evan Spiridellis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Folk Music? Chapter 1 What Is Folk Music? Beyond "Kumbaya" Chapter 2 American Folk Music: A Cultural Mosaic Chapter 3 Folk Revival: 50 Years On Chapter 4 No Boundaries: New Folk to Anti-Folk Chapter 5 The Power of Song Chapter 6 Guitars, Harmonicas, and Banjos…Oh, My! Chapter 7 Folk: Family-Friendly Chapter 8 Folk Alive! Front Porches to Festivals Chapter 9 Bridging Folk: Tom Paxton to the Abrams Brothers Chapter 10 A Living Tradition: The Times They Keep A-Changin' More Folk: Selected Resources Listening Space: A Folk Continuum Index A photo essay appears after page 88 in this book.
Stephanie P. Ledgin is an international award-winning photojournalist whose 35-year career has spanned publications, recordings, and museums.
This is a brilliant, scholarly but readable introduction to its
subject, 'folk music,' broadly defined, by an award-winning
photo-journalist . . . I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and learned
a lot of things from a very-well-informed expert in the field. The
Resources and the Index will guide anyone to a deeper appreciation
of folk music . . . Stephanie has hit this one out of the park.
*www.thedigitalfolklife.org*
This is a good introduction, which does bring the subject right up
to the present day. There are also useful lists of resources for
exploring the topic further.
*English Dance & Song*
A photojournalist and a longtime fan of folk music, Ledgin has
pulled together a wide variety of information, creating a helpful
guide. . . . This book is intended to guide those who want basic
knowledge of folk music in the US in order to appreciate it better.
Summing Up: Recommended. General readers.
*Choice*
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