Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Journal of the International Folk Music Council
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
1962
Publisher location
Cambridge, Mass.
First Page
65
Last Page
69
Volume Number
XIV
Abstract/ Summary
Invective, ridicule, and insult are not uncommon ingredients in folk songs, and since songs containing these elements usually make us laugh, we speak of them as satirical. Sometimes the satire springs from a strong sense of social injustice, as it did with singers like Aunt Molly Jackson and Woody Guthrie. More commonly it arises from personal motives, such as a desire to annoy. This is a progress report on local songs-particularly those attributed to Larry Gorman-in Maine, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Repository Citation
Ives, Edward D., "Satirical Songs in Maine and the Maritime Provinces of Canada" (1962). Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers. 2.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ives_papers/2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Ives, E. D. (1962). Satirical Songs in Maine and the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The Journal of the International Folk Music Council, XIV, 1962, 65-69
Publisher Statement
©1962 Cambridge University Press. Posted with the publisher's permission.
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