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Romancing the Folk: Public Memory & American Roots Music. . - book review
By Benjamin Filene (University of North Carolina Press, 2000) In 1999, the popular DJ and electronic performer Moby released Play, an album of vintage ......(Continue Reading) Folk Music
Before the twentieth century, a dichotomy prevailed between cultivated music, by educated, formally trained musicians and composers, ......(Continue Reading)American Sounds: A little music with your politics - music at political conventions
The big question on everyone's mind at our political conventions is: What music are they going to play? Well, this may not be the biggest question, ......(Continue Reading)People places & miscellany - What's happening: folk music news & information - Brief Article
Our congratulations to Hazel Dickens and (the late) Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis on receiving the 2001 National Heritage Fellowships. These folk performers ......(Continue Reading)O politics where art thou? - The First Words … - politics and popular music - Editorial
Over the years, I've fielded calls from a number of newspaper reporters querying one aspect of folk music (or the "folk revival") or another. A recurrent ......(Continue Reading)
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