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Bookmark or Share- American folk music - WikipediaThe term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as traditional music, traditional folk music, contemporary folk music, vernacular music, or roots music. Many traditional songs have been sung within the same family or folk group for generations, and sometimes trace back to such origins as the British Isles ...
- Folk music - WikipediaFolk 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.
- 100 Most Essential Folk Songs - Folk AlleyThe 100 Essential Folk Songs. Song – Written OR Performed by: This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan. City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman. If I Had a Hammer – Pete Seeger. Where Have All The Flowers Gone – The Kingston Trio. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen.
- 500 Greatest Folk Songs - YouTube MusicIt began in the 40's with artists such as Woody Guthrie,Josh White,Burl Ives,Leadbelly,Almanac singers etc.Former members of the Almanac singers went on to form The Weavers,leading to the "folk...
- Folk music | Definition, History, Artists, Songs ... - Britannicafolk 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; it is learned through hearing rather than reading.
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