Old Time Music For New Age People: Folk Aesthetics and the Cultural Politics of The Band

Activity: Presentations, memberships, ownership and other activitiesLecture and oral contribution

Description

A paper presented at a workshop on cultural exchanges in American popular music. The paper explores the ways in which the Canadian-American group The Band drew upon various strands of American vernacular music in their recordings between the late-1960s and mid-1970s.
Period10 Aug 2001
Event titleNordic Association for American Studies Conference
Event typeConference
LocationCopenhagen, DenmarkShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • United States
  • Canada
  • popular music
  • vernacular music
  • The Band