A detailed study of the social factors that have given coherence and an enduring identity to the British "folk revival" since the 1960s. The author is a social

In the 1960s and 1970s, a number of British musicians rediscovered traditional folk ballads, fusing the old melodies with rock, jazz, and blues styles to create

In smoky rooms above pubs, bare rooms with battered stools and beer-stained tables, where the stage was little more than a scrap of carpet and sound systems wer

The British Folk Revival is the very first historical and theoretical work to consider the post-war folk revival in Britain from a popular music studies perspec

Presents brief entries covering the history, significant artists, styles and influence of folk music.