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  2. Contemporary folk music - Wikipedia

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    While the Romantic nationalism of the folk revival had its greatest influence on art-music, the "second folk revival" of the later 20th century brought a new genre of popular music with artists marketed through concerts, recordings and broadcasting. This is the genre that remains as "contemporary folk music" even when traditional music is ...

  3. List of folk rock artists - Wikipedia

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    (Top) 1 Singer-songwriters. 2 1960s North American folk rock vocal groups. ... even if they are not considered primarily folk rock artists. Singer-songwriters

  4. American folk music revival - Wikipedia

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    Ethnic folk music from other countries also had a boom during the American folk revival. The most successful ethnic performers of the revival were the Greenwich Village folksingers, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, whom Billboard magazine listed as the eleventh best-selling folk musicians in the United States. [23]

  5. Folk music - Wikipedia

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    Hundreds of folk songs from the 19th century have known authors but have continued in oral tradition to the point where they are considered traditional for purposes of music publishing. This has become much less frequent since the 1940s. Today, almost every folk song that is recorded is credited with an arranger.

  6. List of folk musicians - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of folk musicians, sorted by country, with some sub-categories based on region, style or gender. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  7. American folk music - Wikipedia

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    The 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 ...

  8. The True Story Behind 'A Complete Unknown' - AOL

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    A Complete Unknown, out in theaters on Dec. 25, stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in a highly-anticipated biopic that traces the singer’s rise in the New York City folk music scene of the 1960s.

  9. Folk-pop - Wikipedia

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    Folk-pop incorporates the sounds of the acoustic guitar and banjo of traditional folk music and combines it with the more electronic and synth beats of today's pop genre. [1] The folk genre is recognized for its simple melodies, story-telling nature, and cultural themes and messages, while pop music is recognized by a repetitive but catchy chorus and fast-paced tempos.