American Popular Music: Folk
by Carlin, RichardFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-09-01
Publisher(s): Facts on File
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Summary
The traditional songs, dances, and legends of ordinary people in the United States have long served as a means of communication and a source of entertainment. Each group brought its unique song and dance music to America: The Irish brought jigs and reels, the African-American slaves work and dance songs, Hispanics their corridos and polkas, Cajuns their waltzes and two-steps. The interaction between these groups created the many rich hybrids that are American folk music. Featuring 36 photographs, a glossary, discography, and chronology, American Popular Music: Folk is an essential resource on this vital and influential American artform.
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A key resource on an American musical tradition.
The traditional songs, dances, and legends of ordinary people in the United States have long served as a means of communication and a source of entertainment. Each group brought its unique song and dance music to America: The Irish brought jigs and reels, the African-American slaves work and dance songs, Hispanics their corridos and polkas, Cajuns their waltzes and two-steps. The interaction between these groups created the many rich hybrids that are American folk music.
Featuring 36 photographs, a glossary, discography, and chronology, American Popular Music: Folk is an essential resource on this vital and influential American art form.
Entries include:
The Archive of American Folk Song
Moses Asch
Joan Baez
Harry Chapin
Bob Dylan
Fairport Convention
Woody Guthrie
The Irish Rovers
John and Alan Lomax
Eck Robertson
Pete Seeger
Townes Van Zandt
Lucinda Williams
John W. Work
and many others.
The traditional songs, dances, and legends of ordinary people in the United States have long served as a means of communication and a source of entertainment. Each group brought its unique song and dance music to America: The Irish brought jigs and reels, the African-American slaves work and dance songs, Hispanics their corridos and polkas, Cajuns their waltzes and two-steps. The interaction between these groups created the many rich hybrids that are American folk music.
Featuring 36 photographs, a glossary, discography, and chronology, American Popular Music: Folk is an essential resource on this vital and influential American art form.
Entries include:
The Archive of American Folk Song
Moses Asch
Joan Baez
Harry Chapin
Bob Dylan
Fairport Convention
Woody Guthrie
The Irish Rovers
John and Alan Lomax
Eck Robertson
Pete Seeger
Townes Van Zandt
Lucinda Williams
John W. Work
and many others.
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