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Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or...

The vibrant urban folk scene of the 1960s is dazzlingly portrayed in this collection of more than 150 previously unpublished...

From the dusty workshops of village potters to the pristine assembly lines of modern factories; from the makers of pottery...

Jones explores the human impulse to create, the necessity for having aesthetically satisfying experiences, and the craving for tradition....

Looking back over the hills and valleys of my life, I have had a wonderful life all told. Some ups,...

Roots of a Region reveals the importance of folk traditions in shaping and expressing the American South. This overview covers...

For David Cameron and ‘Big Society’ Tories, folk culture means organic food, nu-folk pop music, and pastoral myths of Englishness....

Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks...

Remembering the Year of the French is a model of historical achievement, moving deftly between the study of historical events—the...

The tradition of African-American Folk Art is vast and diverse. With roots that extend overseas, these traditions now flourish and...

Originally published in 1935. In this volume the folk-lore of Scotland is given intensive study and its characteristic features bought...

As the nineteenth century ended in Hunt County, Texas, a way of life was dying. The tightly knit, fiercely independent...

Originally published over 100 years ago, New England Legends and Folk Lore is Samuel Adams Drake?s extraordinary collection of legends...

To protect their identity and values, Africans enslaved in America transformed various familiar character types to create folk heroes who...

Part of the successful county folklore series - this book is packed full of superstitions, customs and old wives tales....

Wales is especially rich in the folklore of place, and this collection brings a new perspective to the history of...

"It is offered not as a textbook nor as a scientific discussion, but merely as reading entertainment founded on the...

These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Tim...

In England today we enjoy a rich diversity of folk traditions, many of which can trace their beginnings back hundreds...

This book takes a deep look into the folk medicine of Vermont. Written by a formally trained doctor who realised...