Electric Muse Revisited
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- ISBN 9781913172084
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 27 May 2021
- Publisher: Omnibus Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Folk music has been evolving and adapting for centuries, but in the 1960s and 70s came an extraordinary period of change and innovation. Rock musicians borrowed from traditional songs, while folk musicians re-worked ancient ballads using electric guitars and drum kits. From Dylan to Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson and Steeleye Span, the fusion of old and contemporary created a powerful new style: folk-rock. Since then, new and experimental folk fusions have continued, involving anything from rap to electronica.
First published in 1975, at the height of the folk-rock boom, the critically acclaimed Electric Muse chronicled the story of the folk movement, from roots to revival. With new chapters on the eras of Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, June Tabor, Bellowhead, Sam Lee, Stick In The Wheel and others, and featuring new interviews and photographs, this edition brings the fascinating narrative up to date.
As in 1975, The Electric Muse Revisited is published simultaneously with a new album set of the same title, on Good Deeds Music.
Robin Denselow has worked as a film director and correspondent covering politics and music for BBC TV and radio, and has written on folk, rock and world music for The Guardian. He is the author of When the Music's Over: The Story of Political Pop.
