Contemporary folk music refers to a wide variety of genres that emerged in the mid 20th century and afterwards which were associated with traditional folk music. Starting in the mid-20th century a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music.
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Definitions of "contemporary folk music" are generally vague...
- Folk revival of the mid-20th century in the English-speaking countries
While the Romantic nationalism of the folk revival had its...
- Mid-1970s through present day
Starting in the 1970s, folk music was fueled by new...
- European contemporary folk music
In Europe, the term "folk" is used just for a special modern...
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Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is ...
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This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A Contemporary folk albums (15 C) G Contemporary folk music groups (5 C) M Contemporary folk musicians (6 C, 3 P) P Folk-pop (3 C, 1 P) S Contemporary folk songs (2 P) Contemporary folk subgenres (8 C, 8 P) W World music (9 C, 12 P)
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v. t. e. The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as traditional music, traditional folk music, contemporary folk music, or roots music. Many traditional songs have been sung within the same family or folk group for generations, and sometimes trace back to such origins as Great Britain, Mainland Europe, or ...
A música folk contemporânea foi definida por um foco em instrumentos acústicos e letras politica e socialmente conscientes que refletiam as mudanças sociais ocorrendo na época. A transição foi um pouco centrada nos Estados Unidos e também é chamada de American folk music revival ("renascimento da música tradicional americana").