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A similar movement took place in Britain and Ireland, with perhaps a little more focus on the traditional aspect (although especially in Ireland, many of these traditional songs were still highly political).
It was from this Folk Revival that a new conception of folk emerged. [[Bob Dylan]], the [[Ensemble Darkhorse|major breakout figure]] of the movement, soon abandoned politics in favour of more poetic, introspective songs. In 1965, he released two albums- ''Bringing It All Back Home'' and ''Highway 61 Revisited'' that blended folk music with blues rock. In the same year, [[The Byrds]] released their hit single ''Mr. Tambourine Man'', a Dylan cover, which brought a pop-influenced upbeat and rhythmic element to the song. Bob Dylan and [[The Byrds]] were now the [[Trope
This is only one narrative drawn from the history of folk. Along the way, its many subgenres and regional variants spawned [[Blues]], [[Country Music]], [[Bluegrass]], [[Folk Punk]], [[Folk Metal]] and some of its elements incorporated into [[Slowcore]]. Depending on which definition you use, all music was at some point derived from folk. Before [[Alliteration|there were]] [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] and [[Ludwig Van Beethoven|Beethoven]], before [[The Beatles]] and The Buzzcocks, there were a few lone singers and instrumentalists who made songs purely for the love of it.
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Perhaps all this confusion is best summarised by a quote from [[Louis Armstrong]]: "All music is folk. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song".
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* [[Bob Dylan]]
* [[Joan Baez]]
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