Going Up the Country: Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s.

The main focus of the article is a review of recent works related to folklore, blues fieldwork, and activism in the American South. It discusses a chapter on Ozark folklore emphasizing both historical and contemporary traditions, highlighting the author's personal connection to the region. The review of *Going Up the Country: Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s* by Marina Bokelman and David Evans presents their graduate student fieldwork documenting blues musicians in the Delta and southern California, offering valuable primary source material and reflections on the challenges of visual and ethnographic documentation. Lastly, *Resistance in the Bluegrass: Empowering the Commonwealth* by Farrah Alexander is summarized as a study of activism in Kentucky, profiling individuals and organizations addressing issues such as poverty, environment, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ rights, with an emphasis on grassroots efforts.