Folk Music and the New Left in the Sixties
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| Title: | Folk Music and the New Left in the Sixties |
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| Description: | Artists have often provided the earliest demonstrations of conscience and ethical examination in response to political events. The political shifts that took place in the 1960s were addressed by a revival of folk music as an expression of protest, hope and the courage to imagine a better world. This work explores the relationship between the cultural and political ideologies of the 1960s and the growing folk music movement, with a focus on musicians Phil Ochs; Joan Baez; Peter, Paul and Mary; Carolyn Hester and Bob Dylan. |
| Authors: | Michael Scott Cain |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Protest songs--United States--20th century--History and criticism, Folk music--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century, Nineteen sixties, Social movements--United States--History--20th century |
| Categories: | MUSIC / General, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Artists have often provided the earliest demonstrations of conscience and ethical examination in response to political events. The political shifts that took place in the 1960s were addressed by a revival of folk music as an expression of protest, hope and the courage to imagine a better world. This work explores the relationship between the cultural and political ideologies of the 1960s and the growing folk music movement, with a focus on musicians Phil Ochs; Joan Baez; Peter, Paul and Mary; Carolyn Hester and Bob Dylan. |
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| ISBN: | 9781476674728 9781476635958 |
