Jazz Articles about The Imagined Village

The Imagined Village: Empire & Love

by Eyal Hareuveni
February 16, 2010

The English ensemble The Imagined Village fuses the logic of American folk troubadour Woody Guthrie who was quoted as saying “What Goes Around Comes Around." A similar inspiration and motivation drove legendary English folk bands such as Fairport Convention to reinterpret historical ballads and the Incredible String Band to delve into cross-cultural experimentation back in the late 1960s. This ensemble updates and recharges some old and surprisingly recent gems from the rich English folk songbook in a much more multicultural ...