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[[Describe Topic Here|Describe folk music here...]] |
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Despite it being the oldest category of music out there, no one seems quite sure what folk music really is, or if it even constitutes a proper genre. To many modern commentators, it is any music played by a lone singer-songwriter with a guitar, [[Three Chords |
Despite it being the oldest category of music out there, no one seems quite sure what folk music really is, or if it even constitutes a proper genre. To many modern commentators, it is any music played by a lone singer-songwriter with a guitar, [[Three Chords and the Truth]]... except when it's played by a band, with complex arrangements, and there are no acoustic instruments in sight! |
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To understand what folk music is and the kind of genres it covers, it is best to look at the history of the term. It is derived from folklore; i.e., the culture, traditions and customs of agrarian and working-class society. According to its original definition, it was distinguished from classical (or "art") music and popular music. The main characteristics of folk music were that it enjoyed mainly local popularity and was played by non-professional musicians. Later, it became largely synonymous with traditional music; i.e., songs that had been handed down orally for many generations and were still known to some segments of the population. |
To understand what folk music is and the kind of genres it covers, it is best to look at the history of the term. It is derived from folklore; i.e., the culture, traditions and customs of agrarian and working-class society. According to its original definition, it was distinguished from classical (or "art") music and popular music. The main characteristics of folk music were that it enjoyed mainly local popularity and was played by non-professional musicians. Later, it became largely synonymous with traditional music; i.e., songs that had been handed down orally for many generations and were still known to some segments of the population. |
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* [[Fleet Foxes]] |
* [[Fleet Foxes]] |
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* [[Harry Chapin]] |
* [[Harry Chapin]] |
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* [[Horslips]] |
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* [[Joni Mitchell]] |
* [[Joni Mitchell]] |
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* [[Joanna Newsom]] |
* [[Joanna Newsom]] |
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* [[Richard Thompson]] |
* [[Richard Thompson]] |
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* [[Simon and Garfunkel]] |
* [[Simon and Garfunkel]] |
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* [[Stan Rogers]] |
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* [[Steeleye Span]] |
* [[Steeleye Span]] |
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* [[Sufjan Stevens]] |
* [[Sufjan Stevens]] |
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* [[Namgar]] |
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