{"product_id":"folk-music-the-basics-paperback","title":"Folk Music: The Basics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFolk Music: The\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasics\u003c\/em\u003e gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional collectors; and the advent of professional performers in the twentieth century during the so-called \"folk revival.\" The two sides of the folk tradition will be examined--both as popular and commercial expressions. \u003cem\u003eFolk Music: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an excellent introduction to the players, the music, and the styles that make folk music an enduring and well-loved musical style. Throughout, sidebars offer studies of key folk performers, record labels, and related issues to place the general discussion in context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of History at Professor of History at Indiana University Northwest. He is the author of several books on traditional music, including \u003cem\u003eRainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSociety, 1940-1970\u003c\/em\u003e (Univ. of Massachusetts Press, 2002), and the editor of \u003cem\u003eAlan Lomax: Selected Writings, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e1934-1997\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453664379058,"sku":"9780415971607","price":33.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/yOnhaFKcyD9780415971607.webp?v=1783074804","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/folk-music-the-basics-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}