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Intimate, Anecdotal, And Spell-binding, Singing Out Offers A Fascinating Oral History Of The North American Folk Music Revivals And Folk Music. Culled From More Than 150 Interviews Recorded From 1976 To 2006, This Captivating Story Spans Seven Decades And Cuts Across A Wide Swath Of Generations And Perspectives, Shedding Light On The Musical, Political, And Social Aspects Of This Movement. The Narrators Highlight Many Of The Major Folk Revival Figures, Including Pete Seeger, Bernice Reagon, Phil Ochs, Mary Travers, Don Mclean, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, Ry Cooder, And Holly Near. Together They Tell The Stories Of Such Musical Groups As The Composers' Collective, The Almanac Singers, People's Songs, The Weavers, The New Lost City Ramblers, And The Freedom Singers. Folklorists, Musicians, Musicologists, Writers, Activists, And Aficionados Reveal Not Only What Happened During The Folk Revivals, But What It Meant To Those Personally And Passionately Involved. For Everyone Who Ever Picked Up A Guitar, Fiddle, Or Banjo, This Will Be A Book To Give And Cherish. Extensive Notes, Bibliography, And Discography, Plus A Photo Section.
How did the North American folk music revivals shape the cultural, political, and social landscape of the twentieth century? David King Dunaway and Molly Beer synthesize decades of primary research to document the evolution of folk music through the voices of those who lived it. By examining the movement from the perspective of musicians, activists, and musicologists, the authors argue that folk music served as a critical vehicle for social change and community identity across seven decades.
What You Will Find
Experts and music historians frequently cite this work as a foundational oral history for understanding the intersection of folk music and political activism. Readers often note the density of the interviews, which provides a multi-layered view of the movement that is both personal and historically rigorous.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199702942
ISBN-13:
9780199702947
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