Publication Date
4-3-1981
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Burt Feintuch, Lynwood Montell, Robert Taylor
Degree Program
Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
This study focuses on the questions of how urban musicians have become involved in the old-time music revival and why they play traditional music that was not present in their home environment. Information gathered through oral interviews and analysis of written sources indicates that a multi-dimensional approach is necessary in understanding the old-time music revival. Historically, the revival is a continuation of interest on the part of urban dwellers in rural culture that dates back hundreds of years. During the past twenty years, old-time music has enjoyed a strong resurgence among urban audiences due to an expanding media as well as a political undercurrent that promoted the return to a simpler, less technological lifestyle. The attractiveness of the music is further heightened by its functional nature -- as a creative art form that is relatively easy to participate in, and one that serves as a nucleus for a community of people who share similar values.
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Ethnomusicology | Music | Music Performance | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Allen, R. Raymond, "Old-Time Music & the Urban Folk Revival" (1981). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3242.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3242
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Original department Folklore & Intercultural Studies