Title: The British folk revival, 1944-2002 /
Authors: Brocken, Michael.
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Folk music Great Britain History and criticism.; Popular music Great Britain History and criticism.
Abstract: Annotation
Contents: The early revivalists -- Towards post-war utopianism: the precursors and advent of the second folk revival -- Bert Lloyd and Ewan MacColl: a critique of the leading protagonists -- Politics and obstinacy -- Challenging folk historiography: skiffle as a pop aesthetic -- Folk-rock -- Rituals of retreat: folk clubs, connoisseurs, hierarchies -- What of the folk scene now?