| A History of Folk Music Festivals in the United States: Feasts of Musical Celebration Contributor(s): Cohen, Ronald D. (Author), Cohen, Norm (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0810862026 ISBN-13: 9780810862029 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $81.18 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: This book presents a history of folk music festivals in the United States, beginning in the 19th century and ending in the early 21st century. The focus is on the proliferation and diversity of festivals in the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 781.620 |
| LCCN: 2008020437 |
| Series: American Folk Music and Musicians |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In A History of Folk Music Festivals in the United States: Feasts of Musical Celebration, Ronald D. Cohen presents a comprehensive narration of folk music festivals in America, providing details on events both large and small from the 19th century to the present. Cohen discusses events like the Newport, Philadelphia, University of Chicago, and National Folk Festivals, describing and analyzing long-running as well as short-lived festivals throughout the country and covering a dizzying array of musical styles, including blues, Cajun, Irish, klezmer, women's, bluegrass, gospel, country, singer-songwriters, and world. Cohen draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources to create a detailed description of these exciting "feasts of musical celebration," capturing the nature and variety of the festivals and fully expressing this vital part of the development of folk music. Studying these events brings a truly national perspective to our understanding of folk music and provides important insights into their social, cultural, musical, and even political contexts. This account of folk music festivals in America is vital to folklorists, ethnomusicologists, U.S. historians, and readers with an interest in folk music and its history. |