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 InfoCambridge, MA : Black Wolf Press, ©2003.
Description401 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 noteAll stories appeared originally in The Boston Globe, except where otherwise noted.
ISBN0972027017 (pbk.) :

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Music Music Stacks ML3545 .A53 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold