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Tag Archives: Britain

The British pop music festival phenomenon – Chris Stone (2008)

Chapter covering music festivals in Britain as part of a wider exploration of festivals in an international context.  

A History of Jazz in Britain: 1919-1950 – Jim Godbolt (2005)

An updated edition of the first truly comprehensive history of British jazz, covering American and British musicians and with additional photos and updated text.  

Opportunities for Growth in the UK Events Industry: Roles & responsibilities: A report to the All Party Parliamentary Group For Events – Britain for Events (2011)

Report to Parliamentary group, compiled and presented by the business visits and events industry forum- provides data about the UK festival market and licensing.  

Banned! Censorship of Popular Music in Britain:1967-1992 – Martin Cloonan (1996)

This book reveals the previously hidden history of the censorship of popular music in Britain. This is detailed from the point of production in record companies, through retail outlets, attempts to prosecute records (and covers) in radio and television bans and in banned concerts and raves.  

The Politics of Pop Festivals – Michael Clarke (1982)

An academic study of festivals. Contains detailed information about free festivals, in particular East Anglia, Windsor. Touches on ‘medieval’- style fairs.  

The Land Without Music: Music, culture and society in twentieth-century Britain – Andrew Blake (1997)

An examination of how Britons have tried to find a distinctive musical voice and how musicians in Britain and its former colonies have proposed ‘national’ musics – analyses a wide range of genres and debates to emphasise music a generator of value and identity.  

Music Hall: The Business of Pleasure – Peter Bailey (ed.) (1986)

An edited collection of essays examining the history and socio-economic context of music hall from the mid nineteenth to early twentieth century.
 


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