Deep community : adventures in the modern folk underground / Scott Alarik ; with photographs by Robert Corwin.
| Author/creator | Alarik, Scott |
| Other author | Corwin, Robert. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : Black Wolf Press, ©2003. |
| Description | 401 pages : portraits ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Adventures in the modern folk underground. |
| Contents | Sample of content (first 10 entires of 122 entries): 1. January 25, 2002. How is a modern folk star measured? / Garnet Rogers, Greg Brown, Nerissa & Katryna Nields -- 2. July 29, 2001. Why the pop music industry is ignoring folk music, and why that may be good news / Emymylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Joan Osborne, Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Patty Larkin, John Schoenberger of Radio & Records magazine -- 3. August 20, 2000. Dar Williams: her battle cry of kindness / Dar Williams -- 4. April 7, 2002. Young stars stick to their roots / Nickel Creek, Kate Rusby, the Waifs -- 5. April 26, 1996. No more awards! / Pete Seeger -- 6. December 4, 1998. The quintessential Boston songwriter finds his roots in Woody Guthrie / Ellis Paul -- 7. November 16, 2001. King of the hip-hop blues / Chris Thomas King -- 8. March 16, 2001. Irish music gets younger and older at the same time / Sharon Shannon, Karan Casey, Niamh Parsons -- 9. November 5, 1992. Did they get it right when they called it Celtic music? / Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaitre, Kevin Burke -- 10. November 11, 2001. The community coffeehouse: quiet heart of the folk circuit / Greg Greenway, the Shaw Brothers, A New Song Coffeehouse director, Jerry Christen. |
| Abstract | A collection of articles from the past ten years, primarily drawn from The Boston globe and Sing out! the folk music magazine. The author takes thirty years of experience as a journalist and performer, and shows how folk and roots music has survived and thrived in the nooks and crannies of the music world. |
| General note | All stories appeared originally in The Boston Globe, except where otherwise noted. |
| ISBN | 0972027017 (pbk.) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML3545 .A53 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |