Folk Music: The Basics

Introduction vii 1 Nineteenth Century Background: Great Britain and the United States 1(18) Definitions 1(3) Nineteenth Century in British Isles: Collectors and Songs 4(4) Nineteenth Century in the United States: Collectors and Songs 8(7) Other Ethnic Groups 15(4) 2 1900-1930 19(28) Cowboy Songs 26(3) Country Goes Commercial 29(3) African-American Influences 32(2) Blues 34(4) Folk Becomes More Academic and Popular 38(3) The Role of the Federal Government 41(2) Decade Ends 43(4) 3 1930-1950 47(42) Great Britain 47(2) Folk Music in the United States during the Depression 49(8) Country Music 57(7) Folk Music Scholarship and Popularity 64(2) Alan Lomax and People's Music 66(9) World War II 75(4) Postwar Years 79(10) 4 The Fifties 89(40) Great Britain 89(9) Skiffle 98(2) Lomax, MacColl, and Lloyd 100(3) The United States 103(4) Folk Song Scholarship 107(3) Mid-Decade Music 110(2) Folk Music at Mid-Decade 112(11) The Kingston Trio 123(2) Decade Ends 125(4) 5 The Sixties 129(40) Great Britain 129(4) Folk Clubs and the Changing Scene 133(2) Electric Folk 135(1) Decade's End 136(1) The United States 137(8) Traditional Folk 145(3) Topical Songs 148(5) Hootenanny 153(4) Festivals 157(6) Folk Rock 163(3) Decade Ends 166(3) 6 Century Ends 169(20) Great Britain 169(1) Clubs and Festivals 170(5) The United States 175(4) World Music 179(2) Southern Roots Music Revival 181(4) The Century Ends 185(4) Discography 189(4) Bibliography 193(18) Index 211