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	Podcast:		Footnoting History
	Episode:		Ren Faire History: From Folk Music to Fried Food
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:16:43
	Publish Date:		2025-10-11 04:01:00
	Description:		(Host: Lucy) Giant turkey legs, fried food, implausible costumes… and counterculture? This episode explores the roots of Renaissance Faires in the US, and how this originally hippie-centric phenomenon was linked to other forms of medievalism in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Communes, folk music, particolored tights, and a reimagined past turn out to be more closely linked than you might imagine. This episode also examines how Ren Faires have evolved and continued to thrive, and why you still — if you’re lucky — might hear Steeleye Span covers at your nearest one. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com
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