Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s

by Ronald D. Cohen

In Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s, Ronald D. Cohen and Rachel Clare Donaldson present a transatlantic history of folk's midcentury resurgence that juxtaposes the related but distinct revivals that took place in the United States and Great Britain.

After setting the stage with the work of music collectors in the nineteenth century, the authors explore the so-called recovery of folk music practices and performers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252080122
• ISBN13: 9780252080128
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"