Folk Music Revival 

Folk Music: "Acoustic instruments that can be heard by everybody within earshot, a certain musical simplicity, and accessible, thoughtful, understandable lyrics are the most commonly quoted reasons for interest in contemporary folk music" (Slobin 110)
I completely love this quote. I choose to pick it because it shows the way folk music is perceived to people. When you hear a song, you can hear the simplicity and thoughtfulness of it. I believe that all folk music is very much like what is said in this quote.

Slobin goes into what he calls the System: "a dense layer of  'official' transnational organizations that have increasing influence." (Slobin 112) The two major ones are UNESCO and WIPO which are made up of bureaucrats and lawyers. They both protect and save traditional music. UNESCO has a big question they ask themselves: who is "the community"? These groups are good because they are the ones that will help keep folk music alive and well. 

Slobin believes that no matter what, through the System, circuit, or tourist, folk music will be very alive "across space and time." (Slobin 123) 

Folk Boom: 

He believes that the redirection of folk music was partly the result of the blacklist. The people that were cutoff began teaching their songs to kids. By teaching the kids, it made it possible for the music to continue and formed the second folk music revival. This revival was a big balancing act between tradition and popularity.