The concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival in the British Isles

Bibliographic Data

ID5114150
AuthorsStuart Eydmann (Glasgow School of Art, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume4
Issue1
Pages41-49
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Ethnomusicology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-1221 • E-ISSN: 1741-1920
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09681229508567237
OpenAlexW2148001863
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

The post‐war folk and traditional music revival in the British Isles was a complex phenomenon which involved more than just the simple rediscovery and promotion of neglected music and song. The ideology of key individuals was important in determining the scope and subsequent direction of the revival including the sources of the revived repertory and how it should be re‐packaged. The selection and use of appropriate musical instruments was a major issue and, for a time at least, the concertina family was endorsed by the revivalists to the extent that it could act as a symbol of the revival itself. This paper identifies and discusses the processes involved

Aesthetics · Art · Emblem · Epistemology · Folk music · Ideology · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Popular music · Computer Science · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy