In this page, there are a total of 16 Bands which concludes from late 1960s all the way to 1990s.
The popular songs of the past are an interesting and exciting subject, sometimes an
intriguing and enigmatic one. I have long been interested in songs that are variously
labeled folk songs, traditional songs, ballads, broadside ballads, street ballads,
ballets, slip songs, psalms and hymns. I am particularly interested in the views of the
world and of life that the songs reveal and the textual and musical ways those views
are expressed. The perspectives, attitudes and values that popular songs articulate
fascinate me. These are often different from the perspectives shown in what we
might call elite, approved or official culture. In addition, popular songs have their
own conventions and styles that set them apart from other cultural products. I hope
that in this section, I can show something of the discoveries and pleasures I have
experienced in pursuing this interest.
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