The Observer's Book Of Folk Song by Fred Woods. pub. 1980

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From the Observer's book series published in 1980 (1st edition) by Frederick Warne in a laminated cloth cover, The Observer's Book of FolkSong In Britain by Fred Woods features 92 Black and White photographs. Chapter contents- What is Folk Song? The Early Collectors. The Victorian Impetus. Beginnings of the Folk Revival. The Revival. Electric Folk. Contemporary Folk Song. Where to hear Folk. Who's Who in Folk.There is a selected discography and suggested further reading.1980 was a fascinating time in the British Folk scene and this snapshot (particularly in the Who's Who) makes this book nostalgic as well asinformative. A very useful potted history of the tradition this copy of a rare and collectable book is in very good condition.