I've got something to say, and I'm going to say it now-

The folk music revival caught fire first in the US, and, like it or not, it was highly political. I will say this again, and again, if necessary. From Joe Hill to Woody and Pete, from Zilphia Horton to Joan Baez, a fading musical legacy was brought back to life in the service of the movement for radical political and economic change.

Most of us, at least the Americans, are here because of Pete and Woody--whether it was initially in the labor movement, or the civil rights movement, or the anti-war movement. And consider this--the bible of modern folkie-ism, is called, "Rise Up Singing" and is published by an anarchist collective.

Even Diane Easby's rather pointed thoughts about songs written for profit reflect Communist ideas concerning the culture of the working class.