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1) Folk music
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Defines folk music and traces its history and development in the United States, including its resurgence in popularity starting in the 1940s.
Author
Publisher
Lucent
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents the history and evolution of folk music in the United States and examines how British folk music, African American music, and the musical traditions of other cultures have impacted American folk music.
3) Folk
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins and development of folk music in America; discusses the social, economic, and regional influences on folk music; and includes a look at characteristic instruments and sounds, photographs, and brief biographies of notable folk musicians.
Publisher
Schirmer Reference
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
This set presents the research of Folklorists and ethnomusicologists, who wrote authoritative essays; additional materials came from the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, particularly from the Smithsonian Folkways recordings andthe Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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