There were two distinct folk music revivals in the 20th Century. The first grew out of the tradition from
this ethnicity and region: - Answers Scots-Irish Appalachia
The beginning of the work of Folk Musicologists included the work by John and Alan Lomax along with: -
Answers Charles Seeger
Organized labor began with the formation of this organization: - Answers Industrial Workers of the
World (IWW)
There were a variety of causes that led to the Great Depression. The leading cause was: - Answers
Market Speculation
This depression era folk singer wore the slogan "this machine kills fascists" on his guitar: - Answers
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie's song "This Land is Your Land" was inspired by this song as performed by Kate Smith: -
Answers God Bless America
This group was less interested in recording than in appearing at Union functions and anti-war protests: -
Answers The Almanac Singers
The one person who was the link between the Almanac Singers was: - Answers Pete Seeger
This group found themselves blacklisted during the HUAC Trials of the McCarthy era: - Answers The
Weavers
This songwriter is best known as the author or co-author of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I
Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)", and "Turn, Turn, Turn!": - Answers Pete Seeger
The first "hit" group in the second folk music revival was: - Answers The Kingston Trio
The "bridge" artist who connected the first and second folk music revivals was: - Answers Pete Seeger
This 1963 event featured some of the most influential performers of the time including Joan Baez, Bob
Dylan, Mahalia Jackson, Peter, Paul, and Mary and Josh White. - Answers The March on Washington for
Jobs and Freedom
In the early 1960s, this artist moved to the forefront of the American folk-music revival. Increasingly, her
personal convictions - peace, social justice, anti-poverty - were reflected in the topical songs she chose. -
Answers Joan Baez
Albert Grossman created this group in 1961 after auditioning several singers in the New York folk scene.
They had their first hits covering material by Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. - Answers Peter, Paul and Mary