Back to Van…

Final post – check out Van’s site here.

Neither, says Joni Mitchell!

or, in other words, FOLK FIGHT!

“Bob is not authentic at all.”

or Bob Dylan – rock icon? Which is more authentic?

Bob Dylan – Authentic Folk Singer?

Cultural relocation?

The Band. Not exactly at the forefront of the revolution.

Old Crow Medicine Crow, rolling easy…

Folk as activism – American roots

Pete Seeger sings of labor-activist and songwriter Joe Hill.

And Woody Guthrie sings his most famous song, one which has taken on cross-cultural connotations…

as can be heard in this Mexican version.

Intermission – time for a quiet read

New blog, Unpaved focusing on the Melbourne scene that Van is part of, and an Australian Government site detailing a history of the Australian folk scene.