{"product_id":"electric-eden-by-rob-young","title":"Electric Eden by Rob Young","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrently out of stock.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century. Rob Young's Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music is a seminal book on British music and cultural heritage, that spans the visionary classical and folk tradition from the nineteenth-century to the present day. 'A thoroughly enjoyable read and likely to remain the best-written overview for a long time.'GUARDIAN'A perfectly timed, perfectly pitched alternative history of English folk music .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . wide-ranging, insightful, authoritative, thoroughly entertaining.'NEW STATESMAN'A stunning achievement.'SIMON REYNOLDS'A masterpiece.' CAUGHT BY THE RIVER'Excellent .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . blissfully quotable.' NEW YORK TIMES'An authoritative account.' THE TIMES'Consistently absorbing.' INDEPENDENT'An impassioned and infectious rallying cry of a book.' SUNDAY TIMESIn this groundbreaking survey of more than a century of music making in the British Isles, Rob Young investigates how the idea of folk has been handed down and transformed by successive generations - song collectors, composers, Marxist revivalists, folk-rockers, psychedelic voyagers, free festival-goers, experimental pop stars and electronic innovators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a sweeping panorama of Albion's soundscape that takes in the pioneer spirit of Cecil Sharp; the pastoral classicism of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Peter Warlock; the industrial folk revival of Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd; the folk-rock of Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Shirley Collins, John Martyn and Pentangle; the bucolic psychedelia of The Incredible String Band, The Beatles and Pink Floyd; the acid folk of Comus, Forest, Mr Fox and Trees; The Wicker Man and occult folklore; the early Glastonbury and Stonehenge festivals; and the visionary pop of Kate Bush, Julian Cope and Talk Talk, Electric Eden maps out a native British musical voice that reflects the complex relationships between town and country, progress and nostalgia, radicalism and conservatism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attempt to isolate the 'Britishness' of British music - a wild combination of pagan echoes, spiritual quest, imaginative time-travel, pastoral innocence and electrified creativity - Electric Eden will be treasured by anyone interested in the tangled story of Britain's folk music and Arcadian dreams. 'A treat.' TIME OUT'Young is a fine writer.' MOJO'Young's immense narrative is both educative and gripping.' UNCUT'A multitudinous, fascinating and beautifully written account.' TLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62375072137586,"sku":"dpm1789780847916","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/4015\/2434\/files\/electric-eden-by-rob-young_1.jpg?v=1789780851","url":"https:\/\/ballgownwear.shop\/products\/electric-eden-by-rob-young","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}