Robert McParland is Professor of English and the Humanities at Felician University, USA. He is a singer-songwriter who holds degrees in arts administration, literary studies, and cultural history. His books include Beyond Gatsby: How Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Other Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Literature (2015), Citizen Steinbeck (2016), and Rock Music Imagination (2019), all published by Bloomsbury.

Based upon Robert McParland’s evident familiarity with a wide variety of musicians and music scenes (rock, metal, jazz, folk, blues, R&B, hip hop, ska, and Christian), he makes the argument for strong connections between music, community, and ecology. His reasoning is buttressed by the use of literary and other non-musical sources, making for a truly transdisciplinary text. McParland’s considerable attention to the folk music community is especially welcome, since rock and pop music tends to be written about more frequently. Overall, this book will appeal to those interested in musical communities and environmentally-focused music and musicians.

• Acknowledgements1. Music Community and the Ecological Turn2. Popular Music and Gaia: Restoring the Earth3. Rock Music: Environmental Concerns and Community4. Folk Music Community5. Jazz Community, Blues Scenes, and Gospel Music6. Reinhabiting the City: Music and Social Action7. Online Community in the Digital Information Age8. Community MusicNotesBibliography