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Between 1959 and 1968, New England saw a folk revival emerge in
more than fifty clubs and coffeehouses, a revolution led by college
dropouts, young bohemians, and lovers of traditional music that
renewed the work of the region's intellectuals and reformers. From
Club 47 in Harvard Square to candlelit venues in Ipswich, Martha's
Vineyard, and Amherst, budding musicians and hopeful audiences
alike embraced folk music, progressive ideals, and community as
alternatives to an increasingly toxic consumer culture. While the
Boston-Cambridge Folk Revival was short-lived, the youthful
attention that it spurred played a crucial role in the civil
rights, world peace, and back-to-the-land movements emerging across
the country. Fueled by interviews with key players from the folk
music scene, I Believe I'll Go Back Home traces a direct line from
Yankee revolutionaries, up-country dancers, and nineteenth-century
pacifists to the emergence of blues and rock 'n' roll, ultimately
landing at the period of the folk revival. Thomas S. Curren
presents the richness and diversity of the New England folk
tradition, which continues to provide perspective, inspiration, and
healing in the present day.
Between 1959 and 1968, New England saw a folk revival emerge in
more than fifty clubs and coffeehouses, a revolution led by college
dropouts, young bohemians, and lovers of traditional music that
renewed the work of the region's intellectuals and reformers. From
Club 47 in Harvard Square to candlelit venues in Ipswich, Martha's
Vineyard, and Amherst, budding musicians and hopeful audiences
alike embraced folk music, progressive ideals, and community as
alternatives to an increasingly toxic consumer culture. While the
Boston-Cambridge Folk Revival was short-lived, the youthful
attention that it spurred played a crucial role in the civil
rights, world peace, and back-to-the-land movements emerging across
the country. Fueled by interviews with key players from the folk
music scene, I Believe I'll Go Back Home traces a direct line from
Yankee revolutionaries, up-country dancers, and nineteenth-century
pacifists to the emergence of blues and rock 'n' roll, ultimately
landing at the period of the folk revival. Thomas S. Curren
presents the richness and diversity of the New England folk
tradition, which continues to provide perspective, inspiration, and
healing in the present day.
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