Transforming Folk

Rob Burns is a Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

• Introduction1. Setting the scene2. Selling England by the song3. Ploughshares to Stratocasters4. Tradition and authenticity in adaptation processes for English folk-rock5. Performer perspectives of audience reception of English folk-rock6. The third folk revivalBibliographyDiscographyAppendicesAppendix 1: Stylistic diversity at United Kingdom rock music festivalsAppendix 2: Examples of performance differences in folk songs recorded by traditional folk singers and by English folk-rock performers

"A thoughtful and engaging musical, social and cultural exploration of English folkrock,Transforming Folk will be of interest and value not only to those wishing to explore the genre, but also to any scholars with interests in English and British history and culture,folk and folklore, as well as notions of tradition, identity and authenticity regardless of place of origin"(Donna Weston (2014) Musicology Australia, 36:1)