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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 ...
The earliest known Danish traditional music comes from the handwritten tune collections of musicians, such as the large collection of tunes by Rasmus Storm (ca. 1760). ). Collection of Danish folkmelodies began in the early 19th century, and figures such as Svend Grundtvig (1824–83), A. P. Berggreen (1801-80) and Evald Tang Kristensen (1843-1929) published significant collections of tunes and
Laub also wrote folk song music and together with Carl Nielsen published En Snes danske Viser (A Set of Danish Folk Songs) (1917). [22] Rued Langgaard (1893–1952), a late-Romantic composer, was not fully recognized until 16 years after his death. He was inspired by his conviction that music had a spiritual power and was therefore important ...
Folk festivals in Denmark (3 P) G. Danish folk music groups (3 C, 11 P) M. Danish folk musicians (1 C) S. Danish folk-song collectors (1 C, 5 P)
Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Denmark and Finland . The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions, many of which have diverged significantly.
American folk songs (57 C, 349 P) Pages in category "American folk music" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect ...
A. A&W (song) Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway; Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round; Alberta (blues) All About You (Hilary Duff song) All God's Chillun Got Wings (song)
Music scholars, journalists, audiences, record industry individuals, politicians, nationalists and demagogues may often have occasion to address which fields of folk music are distinct traditions based along racial, geographic, linguistic, religious, tribal or ethnic lines, and all such peoples will likely use different criteria to decide what ...