Folk Music: Difference between revisions

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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.

* [[Fleet Foxes]]

* [[Harry Chapin]]

* [[Joni Mitchell]]

* [[Joanna Newsom]]

* [[Richard Thompson]]

* [[Simon and Garfunkel]]

* [[Steeleye Span]]

* [[Sufjan Stevens]]

 

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