FOLK MUSIC REVIVAL

"A folk revival refers to the interest of singers and musicians form outside of a regional, racial, or ethnic group in perpetuating its traditional music." (Lornell 281) 

People involved with the folk revival belong to two separate groups

1. Rural, southern folk musicians 

2. Reworkers and revisers

Red Roots

The early 1960s folk revival, another retrospective. This is one of the popular excursions into our American roots. 

The Mass Media And Popular Culture

The British Invasion brought over groups like The Beatles. The radio was a big media contribution which most quickly changed forces in America. In 1956, Elvis Presley come into the American culture. 

The 1960s Folk Revival 

Younger people became in demand among the general. 

The Blues Room

The African American blues cam into play. Only existed through the support of white Americans. 

"Music channels strong sentiments, thus circulating into many kinds of movements, conservative and progressive, religious and radical, or even a combination of more than one motivation." (Slobin 87)