OUTLINE OF THE BOOK |
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2. Beginning in the Middle - Mariposa, 1961 |
The Mariposa Folk Festival in 1961 was a defining moment in the
emergence of folk music as a mass form of popular music. The book begins
with an analysis of who performed at the first one, what they sang, and
how they got there. The collective repertoire of the Mariposa performers
both reflected the creation of a genre of music called folk and outlined
how this music would develop over the next 40 years. |
Ad for the first Mariposa Festival in Aug 1961, drawn by Ian Tyson, as printed in Sing and String Magazine #3, Spring 1961 |
Concert Script from the Opening Ceremonies of the first Mariposa Festival, Friday, August 18, 1961 |