{"id":7410,"date":"2020-06-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperf.wpengine.com\/?p=7410"},"modified":"2020-12-22T09:47:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:47:49","slug":"digital-dive-history-of-folk-music-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/2020\/06\/12\/digital-dive-history-of-folk-music-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Dive: History of Folk Music in America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Digital Dive is an extension of our Deep Dive program, which invites our audience to take a more in-depth exploration of our artists.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>This week our programming team takes a Digital Dive into the history of a genre we know is dear to our community and patrons.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Black roots of Folk music in America is often a history&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;left in the shadows\u202fand is\u202fone\u202fthat\u2019s\u202fimportant to\u202fembrace&nbsp;and celebrate.\u202fThe Center&nbsp;is humbled to work with contemporary&nbsp;Black Folk artists&nbsp;from&nbsp;Keb&nbsp;Mo to local artist AJ Odneal to Taj Mahal to Queen Ida to Bobby McFerrin to Martha Redbone, to name a few.&nbsp;We want to amplify this&nbsp;history&nbsp;especially\u202fin the arts community!&nbsp;Here are\u202fa few\u202fresources&nbsp;we\u2019ve&nbsp;compiled that\u202fprovide historical&nbsp;context around&nbsp;the work of Black Folk artists in America.\u202fWe hope&nbsp;there\u2019s something&nbsp;new&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;learn or be inspired by&nbsp;from these artists and texts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: A Guide to Black Folk Music\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/1dNLlXfOsRnFclQPK1k29v\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780393971415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The&nbsp;Music of Black Americans a History by Eileen Southern<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780439928182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Odetta<\/em><em>, the Queen of Folk<\/em>&nbsp;by Samantha Thornhill&nbsp;and Stephen Alcorn<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/music\/americana\/15-artists-proving-black-americana-is-real\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PASTE Magazine<\/em> article on Contemporary Black Americana\/Folk Artists<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781452148571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Libba<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>|The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>By Laura&nbsp;Veirs, Tatyana&nbsp;Fazlalizadeh<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/05\/20\/rhiannon-giddens-and-what-folk-music-means\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interview with Rhianna Giddens on What Folk Music Means to Her<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts&#8217; Deep Dive program is a way for our community to deepen their understanding and engagement in the arts. 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