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Exploring American folk music : ethnic, grassroots, and regional traditions in the United States / by Lornell, Kip, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Exploring American Folk Music: A Preamble to the Third Edition -- A Prelude to the Second Edition -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. …”
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Exploring American folk music : ethnic, grassroots, and regional traditions in the United States / by Lornell, Kip, 1953-

“…Introducing American folk music.…”

American Folk Music as Tactical Media : From the Hootenanny to the People's Microphone. by Svec, Henry Adam

Table of Contents: “…Another Authentic Folk Is Possible; 6. American Folk Music as Strategic Media; Epilogue; Notes; Lyrical Credits; References; Index.…”
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Polkabilly : how the Goose Island Ramblers redefined American folk music / by Leary, James P., 1950-

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Folk city : New York and the American folk music revival / by Petrus, Stephen, Cohen, Ronald D., 1940-

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A Belfast Girl : a 1960s American folk music legend weaves stories of a girlhood on "the singing streets" of Ireland, marriage in Scotland, and arrival in America. by Peirce, Maggi Kerr, 1931-

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The Rub (Beginnings -1933)

Table of Contents: “…American Folk Music (5:55);…”
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The ballad collectors of North America : how gathering folksongs transformed academic thought and American identity

“…American folk music and musicians ;…”
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The conscience of the folk revival : the writings of Israel "Izzy" Young by Young, Izzy, 1928-2019

“…American folk music and musicians ;…”
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African American folksong and American cultural politics : the Lawrence Gellert story by Conforth, Bruce M., 1950-

“…American folk music and musicians ;…”
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Folk music in the United States : an introduction by Nettl, Bruno, 1930-2020

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Defining folk music -- The uses and styles of folk music -- Indian music of the United States -- The British tradition -- Afro-American music -- Hispanic-American folk music -- European folk music in rural America -- Folk music in the city -- Studying folk music -- Folk music and the professional singer -- Folk music and the composer.…”
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Frankie and Johnny : race, gender, and the work of African American folklore in 1930s America by Morgan, Stacy I., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Frankie and Johnny take center stage : African American folk culture in 1930s America -- Lead Belly's Ninth Symphony : Huddie Ledbetter and the changing contours of American folk music -- Pistol Packin' Mama: imperiled masculinity in Thomas Hart Benton's a social history of the state of Missouri -- Whiteface Marionettes: John Huston's comic melodrama -- The finest woman ever to walk the streets : Mae West's outlaw exploits in She Done Him Wrong -- The lynching of Johnny : Sterling Brown's social realist critique -- Epilogue. …”
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Discovering folk music by Ledgin, Stephanie P.

Table of Contents: “…Beyond "Kumbaya"; Chapter 2 American Folk Music: A Cultural Mosaic; Chapter 3 Folk Revival: 50 Years On; Chapter 4 No Boundaries: New Folk to Anti-Folk; Chapter 5 The Power of Song; Chapter 6 Guitars, Harmonicas, and Banjos ... …”
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Field Recordings by Brakefield, Russell

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Homer Simpson goes to Washington : American politics through popular culture

Table of Contents: “…Sharp -- Twentieth-century American folk music and the popularization of protest: three chords and the truth / Craig W. …”

Balkan fascination : creating an alternative music culture in America by Laušević, Mirjana

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Singing out : an oral history of America's folk music revivals by Dunaway, David King, Beer, Molly

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Charles Seeger : a life in American music by Pescatello, Ann M.

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Undercurrents : the Hidden Wiring of Modern Music. by Wire, The

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The early years of folk music : fifty founders of the tradition by Dicaire, David, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…American pioneers: Stephen Foster (1826-1864), father of American folk music -- John A. Lomax (1867-1948), the ballad hunter -- Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882-1973), minstrel of the Appalachians -- Charles Seeger (1886-1979), American musicologist -- Aunt Molly Jackson (1880-1960), pistol packing mama -- Helen Flanders (1890-1972), the Vermont songcatcher -- John Jacob Niles (1892-1980), dean of American balladeers -- Elizabeth Cotten (1893-1987), the fingerpicker -- Clarence Ashley (1895-1967), the Blue Ridge entertainer -- Dock Boggs (1898-1971), primeval hillbilly folk -- Buell Kazee (1900-1976), lonesome balladeer -- Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953), folk music matriarch -- Part three. …”
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