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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.
- American folk music
The term American folk music encompasses numerous music...
- English folk music
The folk music of England is a tradition-based music which...
- American folk music
There are three categories of Folk Music: Folk singing; Folk dance; Folk instruments; In the 1960s a new type of music was started by Bob Dylan who mixed traditional folk song with rock and roll. This music is sometimes called "folk rock". Folk music is music for everybody to play and listen to.
The folk music of England is a tradition-based music which has existed since the later medieval period. It is often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music.
Singing styles. Although each culture has its distinct style, folk music across Europe has important common features. Vocal and instrumental performance qualities differ considerably from those of Western art music.
Folk music, type of traditional and generally rural music that originally was passed down through families and other small social groups. Typically, folk music, like folk literature, lives in oral tradition;... Buffy Sainte-Marie.
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