MUSIC 2II3 Lecture 8: Folk Music revival
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Oct 8 (pete seeger banjo player: more mature than rock n roll, anti-commercial, gentler, often melancholic music, guitar and voice focused, primarily white, college educated, left leaning listeners and performers. Acoustic no obvious use of technology. Simple visuals, no spectacle, no dancing, no special clothes/outfits. Artists are representative of the larger collective, not above their audiences: communal style of music. Anti-rock n roll more about music and sharing music/messages. Early career w/ almanac singers and weavers: weavers. Laid groundwork for kinston trio and peter, paul and mary, among others. Left-leaning musicians problematic because government were searching for communists. Taught/played music for young people during this time. Where have all the flowers gone pete seeger. Originally had 3 verses, college student added 3 more verses and created a round . Frequented greenwich village and yorkville village and many reserves and reservations around: america. Added a powerful indigenous voice and perspective to folk scene.
