Modern History of Folk Music from the 60s – Part II

Modern History of Folk Music from the 60s – Part II

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Brockway Memorial Library 10021 NE 2nd Avenue Miami Shores, FL 33138 United States

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10/15/2022-11/5/2022

10:30 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Sat

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The 1960's was a tumultuous time in America.  The Civil Rights movement and The Vietnam War affected a new generation commonly called "the Baby Boomers", who were now entering college and expressing their freedom and power. Beatniks, then hippies, represented an alternative lifestyle foreign and scary to the previous generation, and protests and marches sometimes ended badly. Folk music spoke to these issues and became the popular music of the time.  Michael Stock will lead this series featuring the music of The 1960’s, the beginning of the protest movement in song, and where it is today.

Saturdays:  10/15, 10/22, 10/29, & 11/5

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You might be familiar with Michael Stock’s voice, he has been a staple at 91.3 WLRN FM Public Radio in South Florida for over 35 years. Michael hosts “Folk & Acoustic Music” on WLRN every Sunday from 2-5 pm, which features a lot of old and new music, as well as interviews and live performances. Michael says he is too young and just missed the 60’s Folk Revival, but he fell in love with folk music at Miami Beach High School when a teacher played “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan. “I was blown Away” says Michael, “and from there I learned everything I could about Dylan, then Woody Guthrie, and then everything else called Folk Music”.