Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music

Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music

by Britta Sweers (Author)

Synopsis

In Electric Folk - Revival and Transformation of English Traditional Music, Britta Sweers chronicles the history of the genre and explores its cultural implications. She characterizes electric folk as both a result of the American folk revival of the early 1960s and a reaction against the dominance of American pop music abroad. Sweers creates a detailed portrait of the folk rock scene - as cultural phenomenon, commercial entity, and performance style.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 20 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 019517478X
ISBN 13: 9780195174786

Media Reviews
Sweers has compiled a fascinating examination of electric folk- or folk rock- in the UK since the 1960s. * Choice *
Author Bio

Britta Sweers is Junior Professor in Ethnomusicology at the Hochschule f r Musik und Theater, Rostock (Germany).