Folk music  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 11:40, 17 August 2007
WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)
(Folksong moved to Folk music)
← Previous diff
Revision as of 11:40, 17 August 2007
WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
-{{Template}}+{{Template}}'''Folk music''' can have a number of different meanings, including:
 +* '''[[Traditional music]]''': The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous with the term "Traditional music", also often including [[World Music]] and Roots music; the term "Traditional music" was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the other definitions that "Folk music" is now considered to encompass.
 +* Folk music can also describe a particular kind of '''[[popular music]] which is based on traditional music'''. In contemporary times, this kind of folk music is often performed by professional musicians. Related genres include [[Folk rock]] and [[Progressive folk music]].
 +* In '''American culture''', folk music refers to the [[American folk music revival]], music exemplified by such musicians as [[Woody Guthrie]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Joan Baez]], who popularized and encouraged the lyrical style in the 1950s and 1960s.
 + 
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Revision as of 11:40, 17 August 2007

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including:
  • Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous with the term "Traditional music", also often including World Music and Roots music; the term "Traditional music" was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the other definitions that "Folk music" is now considered to encompass.
  • Folk music can also describe a particular kind of popular music which is based on traditional music. In contemporary times, this kind of folk music is often performed by professional musicians. Related genres include Folk rock and Progressive folk music.
  • In American culture, folk music refers to the American folk music revival, music exemplified by such musicians as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, who popularized and encouraged the lyrical style in the 1950s and 1960s.




Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Folk music" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools