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Holzman, J. (2021). Tallahassee Folk Music: Authenticity and the Establishment of a North Florida Community. Retrieved from https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/diginole/2020_Summer_Fall_Holzman_fsu_0071N_16506
This thesis examines ideas of authentic folk music in America and the role it plays in the Tallahassee folk music community. In looking at how the identification of folk music has changed throughout the history of its research and collection, we can now see how this shift of focus from the performance to the performer. We can also use these observations to view the role that authenticity has in the establishment of folk communities. To approach this subject, I conducted four oral history interviews with individuals that have been involved in the establishment of this community. By conducting these interviews, we can acquire a firsthand take as to how and why this community was originally established, the importance of this community to its members, and the ways that new ideas of authenticity affect the identity of the Tallahassee folk music community.
community, ethnography , ethnomusicology, folk music
Date of Defense
March 24, 2021.
Submitted Note
A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Vincent Joos, Professor Directing Thesis; Panayotis League, Committee Member; Tanya M. Peres, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
2020_Summer_Fall_Holzman_fsu_0071N_16506
Holzman, J. (2021). Tallahassee Folk Music: Authenticity and the Establishment of a North Florida Community. Retrieved from https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/diginole/2020_Summer_Fall_Holzman_fsu_0071N_16506