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  2. Folk music - Wikipedia

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    Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that ... Some of these genres are considered to be traditional folk music.

  3. American folk music - Wikipedia

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    American folk music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American music. [ not verified in body ] The music is considered American either because it is native to the United States or because it developed there, out of foreign origins, to such a degree that ...

  4. List of North American folk music traditions - Wikipedia

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    Very few, if any, music scholars would claim that there are any folk music traditions that can be considered specific to a distinct group of people and with characteristics undiluted by contact with the music of other peoples; thus, the folk music traditions described herein overlap in varying degrees with each other.

  5. Americana music - Wikipedia

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    The origins of Americana music can be traced back to the early 20th century, when rural American musicians began incorporating elements of folk, blues, and country music into their songs. [4] Americana musicians often played acoustic instruments such as the guitar , banjo , fiddle , and upright bass , and their songs typically told stories ...

  6. List of folk music traditions - Wikipedia

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    Folk music [1] is one of the major divisions of music, now often divided into traditional folk music and contemporary folk music.There are many styles of folk music, all of which can be classified into various traditions, generally based around some combination of ethnic, religious, tribal, political or geographic boundaries.

  7. American folk music revival - Wikipedia

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    The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Its roots went earlier, and performers like Josh White, ...

  8. Old-time music - Wikipedia

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    Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles, [2] Europe, and Africa. African influences are notably found in vocal and instrumental performance styles and dance, as well as the often cited use of the banjo; in some regions, Native American, Spanish, French and German sources are also prominent. [3]

  9. World music - Wikipedia

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    The most common name for this form of music is also "folk music", but is often called "contemporary folk music" or "folk revival music" to make the distinction. [39] The transition was somewhat centered in the US and is also called the American folk music revival. [40] Fusion genres such as folk rock and others also evolved within this phenomenon.