John Lomax a folk revivalist, has an initiated a tour with
his sons across the country. He hopes to gain knowledge from interpretations of
old folk music. During the trip a logbook was kept on file to ensure recordings
were precisely written and preserved. Alan, John Lomax younger son, thought
about the emotional power of folk music. Hearing the music for the first time,
forces one find a way to preserve a style of music that pleases the sense of a
listener. The Lomax family biggest question is how to recognize the sound and
appearance of a folk music artist?
The music collected from their field study, had to be
distinctive. The plan was to travel to
rural areas, which allow the collection of old style music. What I found pretty
interesting was the idea to seek music from penitentiaries, because of the idea
of them being locked away from society as a whole. Music styles of inmates were
not influenced by radio or other forms of music in the penitentiary. The idea
of their music being untouched, intrigues Lomax to record music from inmates.
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