The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music

by Kip Lornell

Bluegrass and Ballads. Chicken Scratch and Gospel. Polka and Powwows. Perhaps Mike Seeger summed it up best: when asked what genres come under the rubric of American Folk he said, All the music that fits between the cracks. And all that music is in this unique volume. THE PERFORMERS, including: Woody and Arlo Guthrie, Burl Ives, Mike Seeger, Alan Lomax, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, The Mamas and the Papas, The Kingston Trio, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Muddy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399530339
• ISBN13: 9780399530333
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for folk musicians

This is a nice book for the folk singer in your life. Players, too (and anyone who simply enjoys listening) will also appreciate this expose of the development and intricacies of the folk genre and some of its better (and less) known artists. A great little book for people into folk songs.