The Emergence of Folk Music in the Forties

Folk music emerged as a recognizable idiom in the late thirties and forties. The communist movement embraced folk music, especially during this period. Woody guthriei is still understood to be the progressive national anthem of the US. Do you want here by the confessional? Is there any room for three more songs from our favourite Irish singer-songwriters? Please email us at editorial@dailymailonline.co.uk.