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5 days ago · Any list of folk rock musicians has to include the names Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Young, America, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. These older groups are widely recognized as some of the best folk rock bands, and for good reason.
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5 days ago · Which trending folk musicians are you most excited to see live, and whose records are you currently listening to? Vote below for the best folk artists of 2022, and be sure to also check out their latest music releases.
4 days ago · The thirteen self-taught artists below, from Bill Traylor to Nellie Mae Rowe, Thornton Dial to Mary T. Smith among others, created some of the most powerful and beautiful works of art in the past hundred years.
4 days ago · From great female folk singers to famous folk bands, these artists represent just a handful of the modern folk greats that are taking the genre to new heights. But this list will remain incomplete without the input from dedicated fans like you.
4 days ago · Popular music, any commercially oriented music principally intended to be received and appreciated by a wide audience, generally in literate, technologically advanced societies dominated by urban culture. Unlike traditional folk music, popular music is written by known individuals.
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1 day ago · Folk rock is a genre of rock music with heavy influences from English folk and American folk music. [1] Combining the elements of folk and rock music, it arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. [2] [3] In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds ...
2 days ago · The scene was on the final day of this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: "Indigenous Voices of the Americas." There was skateboarding and more: kite-making, marimba-playing ...
