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Led Zeppelin flew their folk flag high
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Led Zeppelin flew their folk flag high

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Dave Thompson conclude their mini-series discussing Dave's book An Evolving Tradition: The Child Ballads in Modern Folk and Rock Music

In this episode, Dave and Nate discuss UK folk-rock’s commercial peaks. We further our discussion of Steeleye Span, their alliance with stalwarts of the 60’s folk scene like Martin Carthy and Bert Lloyd, and commercial success.

We also discuss Led Zeppelin’s “Gallows Pole” and the supposed backlash from disappointed fans when they released Led Zeppelin I…

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