Kid´s Chronicle: BLOWIN´ IN THE WIND

Blowin´ in the wind

We might think we know a great deal about folk as a way of music, but here´s the deal. It would probably remain under the domain of some kind of hillbilly southern American music, which used to be a bad reference. Well, not too long untill the revival tune staretd to sound in the streets of the Greenwich Village near NY University. Anyways, thanks to the jewish angry or just melancholic lookin´ like Robert Zimmerman  a.k.a. Bob Dylan.

Considered as the most influental persona of folk movement, he turned the folk under the spotlight with his voice and lyrics and few years later he buried it for good with same. When you think of folk, you think of Dylan.

GRANDPA                                                                                          Guthrie

You might didn´t know, but a guy called Woody Guthrie used to be the
first person starting the whole idea of            
folk as a simple music with political ideas.        

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               TO                 
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                ROOTS

Folkies used to be the opposite of the great deal of people, who were listening to the sound coming from electric guitars and all sorts related to the rock n´ roll culture, which seemed to rule the world in the 70s. Dressed in black, sitting around, singing Joan Baez song We shall overcome, they played acoustic instruments and raised ther voices in political manners.
As NYC due to economic crisis was one of the coldest and decadent cities, facing trash, prostitutes and migrations everyday, on the other hand, it soon became popular for artists, students and other bohemians, trying to express themselves. Folk, which used to be national music of the America became sinonym for raw, simple sound and politicaly orientated lyrics including civil rights and war.

                                                                                           It was folk, which brought people together and made the path for even more liberal and peace orientated movement – hippies.

Going folkie? Check the heritage of the timeless artists. Here is my top five selection,  just to get the picture:
Peter, Paul and Mary: Where have all the flowers gone (Did you know Peter, Paul and Mary reached their popularity due to performing Dylan songs and Blowin´ in the wind became famous because of their cover?)
The Carter Family: Can the circle be unbroken
Coal Black Rose
Man of Constant Sorrow
House of the rising sun (You might know this one from British The Animals, but it was originally folk song)

I`ve tried some folkie kit too: