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.

Van Walker – local friends and influences

with Mick Thomas…

With brother Cal Walker and Liz Stringer.

And Liz taking the lead

The whole gang… Van, Jordie Lane, Liz Stringer, Chris Altmann, Tracy McNeil, Suzannah Espie at Oakleigh Bowls Club 2010

Keeping it local…

With Paul Kelly

and Van’s old label boss Mick Thomas (and RMIT’s PAul Thomas) with Weddings Parties Anything

and Van

Some Brit Folks…

Unlike Van and local friends, here’s on guy who likes to keep it political. Billy Bragg maintains the rage in a way that the early Australian folk revivalists did.

Scotsman Dick Gaughan using social history to make his political point. Dick has been known to use rock instrumentation – even saxophone – but no one doubts his authenticity on first and second levels…