Publisher's Synopsis
This book shows how folk music is the music of the community, whether that community be defined by geographical location, shared occupation or a common political or social aim.;There is a chapter on the Celts showing how folk music of Ireland, Scotland and Wales is markedly different from that of England. Following chapters look at folk song connected with seasonal ceremonies and rituals, folk song used as protest, industrial folk song, American folk music and the development of folk music today.;The text is designed for GCSE History and as a basis for classroom discussion.
