Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMark Pedelty's A Song to Save the Salish Sea is an engaging and accessible examination of contemporary environmentalist popular music in the Salish Sea region of the Pacific Northwest.
* Journal of the Society for American Music *
Invaluable for its capacity to arouse musical activism, A Song of the Salish Sea introduces a group of musicians whose dedication, courage, and longevity stand as an example of how to motivate action through music. . . . Highly recommended.
* Choice *
A Song to Save the Salish Sea offers valuable insight into the ways that a diverse community of environmentally oriented musicians, and musically oriented environmentalists, engage with a variety of key issues.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Bellingham's Dana Lyons: The Artful Activist
2. Victoria's Raging Grannies: An Unstoppable Force
3. North America's Idle No More: The Aural Art of Protest
4. Vancouver's Bobs & Lolo: Raindrop Pop
5. Surrey's Artist Response Team: ART for Ecology
6. Orcas Island's Irthlingz: Community Art as Activism
7. Victoria's Towers and Trees: Together Alone Online
Conclusion: Common Themes and Connections
Discography
Bibliography
Index
