Repertoire and Reception: Radio and Music in St. John's, Newfoundland, 1930-45.
Casual observers might conclude that "Newfoundland music" consisted of variants of Irish and English traditional music and that these forms were undermined by such things as American popular culture during and after the Second World War. This essay examines the broad range of popular music available...
| Published in: | Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 117 - 140 |
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University of Toronto Press
Spring2008
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=40127222&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 40127222 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00219495 JCS jtl: Journal of Canadian Studies issn: 00219495 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Spring2008 vid: 42 iid: 2 pid: 678 pub: University of Toronto Press artinfo: ui: 40127222 10.3138/jcs.42.2.117 ppf: 117 ppct: 23 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.3MB tig: atl: Repertoire and Reception: Radio and Music in St. John's, Newfoundland, 1930-45. aug: au: Webb, Jeff A. affil: Memorial University su: Essays Folk music Culture diffusion Radio programming Artistic influence World War II & society Popular culture St. John's (N.L.) Newfoundland & Labrador United States sug: subj: St. John's (N.L.) Newfoundland & Labrador United States Essays Folk music Culture diffusion Radio programming Artistic influence World War II & society Popular culture ab: Casual observers might conclude that "Newfoundland music" consisted of variants of Irish and English traditional music and that these forms were undermined by such things as American popular culture during and after the Second World War. This essay examines the broad range of popular music available through the radio and concert hall before the arrival of American troops, and shows that while the occupation of the city by servicemen enhanced the access to American popular culture, it did not introduce something new. People embraced the foreign popular culture as something cosmopolitan and modern. There was a little resistance to American popular culture; Newfoundlanders did not perceive it as threatening a Newfoundland culture, but some people saw music on the radio as a threat to local musical initiative. Des observateurs occasionnels pourraient conclure que la musique de Terre-Neuve était un mélange de variantes de musique traditionnelle irlandaise et anglaise et que ces formes n'étaient pas déterminées par la culture populaire américaine ou autre pendant et après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cet essai examine le large éventail de musique populaire offert à la radio et dans les salles de concert avant l'arrivée des troupes américaines et démontre que pendant que l'occupation de la ville par les militaires renforçait l'accès à la culture populaire américaine, elle n'apportait rien de nouveau. Les gens adoptèrent la culture populaire étrangère comme quelque chose de moderne et de cosmopolite. Il y eût une légère résistance à la culture populaire américaine; les Terre-Neuviens ne la percevaient pas comme une menace à la culture terre-neuvienne mais certains considéraient la musique entendue à la radio comme une menace à l'initiative musicale locale. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Essay src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Canadian Studies is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Canadian Studies holder: University of Toronto Press dt: @attributes: year: 2008 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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