A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music

by Dick Weissman

Book Overview

Building on his 2006 book, Which Side Are You On?, Dick Weissman's A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music presents a provocative discussion of the history, evolution, and current status of folk music in the United States and Canada. North American folk music achieved a high level of popular acceptance in the late 1950s. When it was replaced by various forms of rock music, it became a more specialized musical niche, fragmenting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501344145
• ISBN13: 9781501344145
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"