This title was first published in 2003. This work considers the
post-war folk revival in Britain from a popular music studies
perspective. Michael Brocken provides a historical narrative of the
folk revival from the 1940s up until the 1990s, beginning with the
emergence of the revival from within and around the left-wing
movements of the 1940s and 1950s. Key figures and organizations
such as the Workers' Music Association, the BBC, the English Folk
Dance and Song Society, A.L. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl are examined
closely. By looking at the work of British Communist Party splinter
groups it is possible to see the refraction of folk music as a
political tool. Brocken openly challenges folk historicity and
internal narrative by discussing the convergence of folk and pop
during the 1950s and 1960s. The significant development of the
folk/rock hybrid is considered alongside "class", "Americana",
radio and the strength of pop culture. Brocken shows how the
dichotomy of artistic (natural) versus industry (mass-produced)
music since the 1970s has led to a fragmentation and constriction
of the folk revival. The study concludes with a look at the upsurge
of the folk music industry, the growth of festivals and the
implications of the Internet for the British folk revival. Brocken
suggests the way forward should involve an acknowledgement that
folk music is not superior to but is, in fact, a form of popular
music.
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