Ronald D. Cohen is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Northwest and the author of Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970. Rachel Clare Donaldson is the author of I Hear America Singing: National Identity and Folk Music.

"Much has been written about the folk revival, but this book is unusual in examining its progression in both the US and Britain. Folk-music fans might be unaware that there was strong interest in American and British folk music before the highly publicized revival, and Cohen and Donaldson have done that important research. Highly Recommended."--Choice"The hugely engaging tome focuses its attention primarily on 1950 to 1958 or what you can think of as the period between the blacklisting of the Weavers and the rise of the Kingston Trio. . . . What Cohen and Donaldson's book does so effectively is it maps the development chronologically, so it's easy to see how we got from the Weavers to skiffle via the 'Rock Island Line' and finally to Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village. . . . Roots of the Revival is accessible and, for anyone with even a passing interest in folk music, absolutely fascinating."— Shire Folk"Roots of the Revival is an indispensable text for scholars interested in the relationship between 'folk' and 'pop' at midcentury. It is more than simply a prehistory of 1960s folk activities, instead demonstrating how musicians, folklorists, and audiences navigated the concerns and events particular to the decade."--Notes

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Background in the United States and Great Britain to 19502. The Weavers and the Resurgence of Folk Music, 1950–19533. Blacklisting and Folk Developments, 1953–19544. Popular Folk Music Comes of Age, 1955–19565. Further Developments, 1957–19586. The Decade Ends, 1959–1960NotesIndex

Ronald D. Cohen is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Northwest and the author of Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970. Rachel Clare Donaldson is the author of I Hear America Singing: National Identity and Folk Music.

"Much has been written about the folk revival, but this book is unusual in examining its progression in both the US and Britain. Folk-music fans might be unaware that there was strong interest in American and British folk music before the highly publicized revival, and Cohen and Donaldson have done that important research. Highly Recommended."--Choice"The hugely engaging tome focuses its attention primarily on 1950 to 1958 or what you can think of as the period between the blacklisting of the Weavers and the rise of the Kingston Trio. . . . What Cohen and Donaldson's book does so effectively is it maps the development chronologically, so it's easy to see how we got from the Weavers to skiffle via the 'Rock Island Line' and finally to Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village. . . . Roots of the Revival is accessible and, for anyone with even a passing interest in folk music, absolutely fascinating."— Shire Folk"Roots of the Revival is an indispensable text for scholars interested in the relationship between 'folk' and 'pop' at midcentury. It is more than simply a prehistory of 1960s folk activities, instead demonstrating how musicians, folklorists, and audiences navigated the concerns and events particular to the decade."--Notes

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Background in the United States and Great Britain to 19502. The Weavers and the Resurgence of Folk Music, 1950–19533. Blacklisting and Folk Developments, 1953–19544. Popular Folk Music Comes of Age, 1955–19565. Further Developments, 1957–19586. The Decade Ends, 1959–1960NotesIndex

Ronald D. Cohen is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Northwest and the author of Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970. Rachel Clare Donaldson is the author of I Hear America Singing: National Identity and Folk Music.

"Much has been written about the folk revival, but this book is unusual in examining its progression in both the US and Britain. Folk-music fans might be unaware that there was strong interest in American and British folk music before the highly publicized revival, and Cohen and Donaldson have done that important research. Highly Recommended."--Choice"The hugely engaging tome focuses its attention primarily on 1950 to 1958 or what you can think of as the period between the blacklisting of the Weavers and the rise of the Kingston Trio. . . . What Cohen and Donaldson's book does so effectively is it maps the development chronologically, so it's easy to see how we got from the Weavers to skiffle via the 'Rock Island Line' and finally to Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village. . . . Roots of the Revival is accessible and, for anyone with even a passing interest in folk music, absolutely fascinating."— Shire Folk"Roots of the Revival is an indispensable text for scholars interested in the relationship between 'folk' and 'pop' at midcentury. It is more than simply a prehistory of 1960s folk activities, instead demonstrating how musicians, folklorists, and audiences navigated the concerns and events particular to the decade."--Notes

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Background in the United States and Great Britain to 19502. The Weavers and the Resurgence of Folk Music, 1950–19533. Blacklisting and Folk Developments, 1953–19544. Popular Folk Music Comes of Age, 1955–19565. Further Developments, 1957–19586. The Decade Ends, 1959–1960NotesIndex