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...

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Published in:Journal of Canadian Studies
Main Author: Webb, Jeff A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 2008
Subjects:
History
Cultural Studies
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcs.42.2.117
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spelling crunivtoronpr:10.3138/jcs.42.2.117 2023-12-31T10:14:54+01:00 Repertoire and Reception: Radio and Music in St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1930-45 Webb, Jeff A. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcs.42.2.117 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/jcs.42.2.117 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Journal of Canadian Studies volume 42, issue 2, page 117-139 ISSN 0021-9495 1911-0251 History Cultural Studies journal-article 2008 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/jcs.42.2.117 2023-12-01T08:18:08Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Journal of Canadian Studies 42 2 117 139
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Cultural Studies
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Cultural Studies
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Repertoire and Reception: Radio and Music in St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1930-45
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Cultural Studies
description 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.
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