The Never–Ending Revival – Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance Scully

The Never-Ending RevivalRounder Records and the Folk Alliance\nAuthor(s): Michael F. Scully\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252079290, 978-0252079290\nSynopsis\nIn recent years, there has been an upsurge in interest in \""roots music\"" and \""world music,\"" popular forms that fuse contemporary sounds with traditional vernacular styles. In the 1950s and 1960s, the music industry characterized similar sounds simply as \""folk music.\"" Focusing on such music since the 1950s, The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance analyzes the intrinsic contradictions of a commercialized folk culture. Both Rounder Records and the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance have sought to make folk music widely available, while simultaneously respecting its defining traditions and unique community atmosphere. By tracing the histories of these organizations, Michael F. Scully examines the .