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FOLK MUSIC

INSTRUMENTS
 TYPICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE FOLK MUSIC TRADITIONS OF THE BRITISH
ISLES COMMONLY INVOLVES: VOICE, VIOLIN (KNOWN AS THE FIDDLE IN THE FOLK
SETTING), ACOUSTIC GUITAR, FLUTE, WHISTLE, PIPES, ACCORDION, MELODEON,
MANDOLIN, HARMONICA, AND TENOR BANJO.

THE MANDOLIN IS UNDOUBTEDLY AMONG THE MOST WIDELY USED FOLK


INSTRUMENT

GRADUALLY, THIS MUSIC FURTHER DEVELOPED AS KACHCHHI FOLK MUSIC.


The definition of

folk
Folk 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. Traditional folk
music has been defined in several ways: as music
transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music
that is played on traditional instruments, music about
cultural or national identity, music that changes between
generations (folk process), music associated with a people's
folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period
of time. The terms folk music, folk song, and folk dance are
comparatively recent expressions. They are extensions of
the term folkloreIt was transmitted through an oral
tradition. Before the 20th century, ordinary people were
usually illiterate; they acquired songs by memorizing them.
Primarily, this was not mediated by books or recorded or
transmitted media. Singers may extend their repertoire
using broadsheets or song books, but these secondary
enhancements are of the same character as the primary
songs experienced in the flesh. The music was often related
to national culture. It was culturally particular; from a
particular region or culture. In the context of an immigrant
group, folk music acquires an extra dimension for social
cohesion. It is particularly conspicuous in immigrant
societies, where Greek Australians, Somali Americans,
Punjabi Canadians, and others strive to emphasize their
differences from the mainstream. They learn songs and
dances that originate in the countries their grandparents
came from.
Examples of folk
bands
Some famous players include The
Lumineers, Simon and Garfunckel, Bon Iver,
the Avett brothers The Decembrists,
Mumford & Sons and more
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the
1990s among musicians from indie rock
scenes influenced by folk music. Indie folk
hybridizes the acoustic guitar melodies of
traditional folk music with contemporary
instrumentation.
Whether recorded and re-popularized by
modern-day artists or heard in popular,
community settings, traditional folk songs
continue to inspire and influence much of
our art today.

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