2011, ISBN: a2a6817368cf23169f405561f86dfb90

London: Faber & Faber, 2011. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. softback with stiff wrappers viii + 664pp., b/w pls., notes, bibliog., index, Ôinvestigates how the idea of folk has … Plus…

London: Faber & Faber, 2011. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. softback with stiff wrappers viii + 664pp., b/w pls., notes, bibliog., index, Ôinvestigates how the idea of folk has been handed down and transformed by successive generations ? song collectors, composers, Marxist revivalists, folk-rockers, psychedelic voyagers, free festival-goers, experimental pop stars and electronic innovators. In a sweeping panorama of Albion's soundscape that takes in the pioneer spirit of Cecil Sharp; the pastoral classicism of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Peter Warlock; the industrial folk revival of Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd; the folk-rock of Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Shirley Collins, John Martyn and Pentangle, the bucolic psychedelia of The Incredible String Band, The Beatles and Pink Floyd; the acid folk of Comus, Forest, Mr Fox and Trees; The Wicker Man and occult folklore; the early Glastonbury and Stonehenge festivals; and the visionary pop of Kate Bush, Julian Cope and Talk TalkÕ, Faber & Faber, 2011, 0<

2011, ISBN: a2a6817368cf23169f405561f86dfb90

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[PU: Faber & Faber London 2011], 1st edition softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy small octavo viii + 664pp., b/w pls., notes, bibliog., index, 'investigates how the idea of folk has be… Plus…

[PU: Faber & Faber London 2011], 1st edition softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy small octavo viii + 664pp., b/w pls., notes, bibliog., index, 'investigates how the idea of folk has been handed down and transformed by successive generations ? song collectors, composers, Marxist revivalists, folk-rockers, psychedelic voyagers, free festival-goers, experimental pop stars and electronic innovators. In a sweeping panorama of Albion's soundscape that takes in the pioneer spirit of Cecil Sharp; the pastoral classicism of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Peter Warlock; the industrial folk revival of Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd; the folk-rock of Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Shirley Collins, John Martyn and Pentangle, the bucolic psychedelia of The Incredible String Band, The Beatles and Pink Floyd; the acid folk of Comus, Forest, Mr Fox and Trees; The Wicker Man and occult folklore; the early Glastonbury and Stonehenge festivals; and the visionary pop of Kate Bush, Julian Cope and Talk Talk'<