10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLKIES»
Discover the use of
folkies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
folkies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lost Tribes of Pop: Goths,
Folkies, Ipod Twits and Other ...
Some are idiotic. There are plenty of books about people behind the music. This book is different: it's a book about the people in front of it. The work of a major writing talent, it's a must-have for any music fan.
But the most noticeable influences on the present generation of folkies are
derived from the mid-sixties Houston scene that begat three prominent writers —
Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt — who performed in now ...
3
Philosophizing Rock Performance: Dylan, Hendrix, Bowie
Because many invested in the folk movement were dissatisfied with the current
state of affairs in 1960s' United States, a major push in the movement was to
resurrect what the folkies believed was a less corrupt and more authentic
American ...
4
A Nation of Outsiders: How the White Middle Class Fell in ...
76 Folkies generally liked Bob Dylan. But Dylan's second album, The
Freewheelin'Bob Dylan, released in May 1963, left them baffled. The editors of
the Little Sandy Review—folkies Dylan had known in Dinkytown—wrote: “Dylan
bases ...
Grace Elizabeth Hale, 2011
5
Bob Dylan, Gypsy Troubadour : Notes and Comments on the Life ...
His visit to New York in 1960 put him in touch with many of the Beat poets and
Folkies who had begun to proliferate the music scene and no doubt their
influence affected him greatly. He settled into the bohemian district of Greenwich
Village ...
6
A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America
Especially after the catharsis of Freedom Summer, the folkies had trouble
building bridges to ordinary black people. Despite the presence of Odetta,Josh
White, and a few other black folk singers, the folk revival was mostly a white thing.
Craig Hansen Werner, 2006
7
Watermelon Wine: The Spirit of Country Music
And that was the major contribution of the Canadian folkies in bridging the gap to
country music. It was easier to relate to what they were do- ing, because they
were writing straight people-music, without the political overtones.” Hamilton ...
8
Fathers and Sons: American Blues and British Rock Music, ...
Like that of the Mods, the “electric folkies'” (for want of a better term) network co-
existed alongside the British blues-network in the bohemian enclave of Soho,
where, of a Saturday evening, one might just as easily find Jimmy Page in the ...
Andrew James Kellett, 2008
9
Perspectives by Incongruity: First of the Year, Volume IV
For the folkies, the Dylan they knew is gone, and their part in whatever back-and-
forth defined their relationship is almost officially discredited. He became what he
did because he rejected their vision for him; there's no use talking about what ...
10
Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Star
Serge Denisoff argues that this resulted in a major shift within the sensibilities of
the folk revival because the new generation of folkies 'did not reject, as did the “
workingclass intellectuals” of the 1940s, the offerings of mass media as ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLKIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
folkies is used in the context of the following news items.
Vancouver Folk Music Festival soldiers on despite competition …
This is a magical happening where folkies of all ages — but mostly of the older and more hardcore variety — line up first thing in the morning ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
Folkies in bliss again as strong night kicks off beloved Winnipeg Folk …
Folkies in bliss again as strong night kicks off beloved Winnipeg Folk Fest. Edward Sharpe closes out Day 1 of fest. By: Erin Lebar «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
If you haven't heard these 10 Philly bands, you're missing out
Guitar and bass specialists, they're not quite punk, though you can tell they love that genre's urgency, but much more like folkies with a morbid ... «PW-Philadelphia Weekly, Jul 15»
Claudia Russell returns for Woodwalk Concert Series
... wide Americana landscape in their songs, tipping their musical hats to bluegrass bands, blues divas, jazz cats, folkies, and singing cowboys. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
Indie music darlings The Wonder Stuff to headline Ramsbottom …
... on the Sunday are pirate-folk seven-piece Galleon Blast, who are fronted by Bolton-born BBC DJ Mark Radcliffe, fellow folkies Moulettes and ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
Folk Legend Peter, Paul & Mary's Noel Stookey: Vinyl Is a Fad
So the appreciation of what recording could do was there but it served the early folkies because they just wanted it to sound real. Then of ... «CEPro, Jul 15»
Better Late Than Never… The Reverb Worship Compilation Noel …
Both cover versions, Howling Larsons' take on Pink Floyd's 'Matilda Mother' is passable, but there's no excuse for Brighton folkies Foxpockets ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
Rob Snarski covers Elton John, Willie Nelson, Pulp on his iPhone
As they were hurtling back to London from Glastonbury early this week news broke that those nu-folkies with a rock edge Mumford and Sons ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Victor Garber on his love for Judy Collins and his bar mitzvah encore
Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger and all those folkies. And musical theater—my mom always brought home-show tune ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
Copyright: the great rock'n'roll swindle
Of course, it helped that he was working in what had till then been largely an oral tradition — something that also benefitted the folkies of the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
