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.
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