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1. www.liveabout.com › best-political-protest-folk10 Influential Political and Protest Folk Music Artists

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   May 16, 2019 · 10 Influential Political and Protest Folk Music Artists. Singer Joan Baez strumming guitar during protest march (Vietnam War) in Trafalgar Square. Music is a powerful tool that many singers, songwriters, organizers, and activists have used as a means of protest.

2. politicalfolkmusic.orgPolitical Folk Music

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   Free sheet music and midi karaoke for IWW, anarchist, socialist, communist, leftist, radical, and folk songs, including Paul Robeson, Alistair Hulett, Utah Phillips, and Chumbawamba.

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   When did political music become popular?

   • Political music peaked in the United States in the 1960s. It never went away. As pop music diversified, “within each of the styles grew a desire to sing about and to listen to music of social change, whether that was hip-hop, rap, reggae, country or rock,” Noel Paul Stookey—of the 1960s protest music icons Peter, Paul and Mary—told me.

   We’re in the New Age of Protest Music | America Magazine

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   How did folk music influence the Civil Rights Movement?

   • As the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s, folk music gave voice to a new generation longing for equality and justice. "We Shall Overcome" is particularly well-known as a civ... Learn more

   Politics and Protest | Smithsonian Music

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   Is political music left wing?

   • Political music is often associated with hippies and the antiwar movement. It is not inherently left wing. In the 1950s, Ferlin Husky, also known as Terry Preston, sang “Let’s Keep the Communists Out.” In their 1962 song “Weapon of Prayer,” Charlie and Ira Louvin praised foreign intervention by the U.S. military.

   We’re in the New Age of Protest Music | America Magazine

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   What does British and Irish folk music sound like in 2019?

   • I n 2019, British and Irish folk music is more exciting and urgent than it’s been for years. Much of it sounds powerfully raw and immediate, with many groups recognising the politics of our times in their songs, and incorporating contemporary stories within more ancient musical motifs.

   Grassroots music: the rebirth of political folk

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4. www.theguardian.com › music › 2019Grassroots music: the rebirth of political folk

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   Mar 10, 2019 · Grassroots music: the rebirth of political folk This article is more than 5 years old The British and Irish folk scenes have been galvanised by acts that weave today’s politics – and...

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5. www.billboard.com › music › music-newsFolk Music & Politics: Is It Still a Relevant Voice for the ...

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   Feb 21, 2017 · As America enters its most fractious political time in decades, can folk regain the social relevance it once had as the musical voice of resilience and resistance?

6. www.americamagazine.org › arts-culture › 2020/01/25We’re in the New Age of Protest Music | America Magazine

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   Jan 25, 2020 · Several political artists have been nominated for Grammys this year, including Rhiannon Giddens, bluegrass outfit Che Apalache and Kenyan folk singer J.S. Ondara. Tweet this. In a divided...

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8. www.npr.org › 2020/12/07 › 9432649402020 Was The Year Of Protest Music : NPR

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   Dec 7, 2020 · 2020's protest playlist is as diverse as popular music itself, but there's still room for a good old folk music broadside. This one hits hard by confronting its likely audience.

9. music.si.edu › spotlight › american-folk-musicPolitics and Protest | Smithsonian Music

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   Folk music also played an influential role in environmental political efforts and anti-war protests during the United States' engagement in Vietnam. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings playlists, Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement and Peace Songs of the 1960s, reveal the vibrancy of the genre.