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More Info About Folk Music:
Folk music, in the most basic sense of the term, is music by and for the common people.[1] The Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary defines it as "music of the common people that has been passed on by memorization or repetition rather than by writing, and has deep roots in its own culture."[2] Folk music is an integral part of community centered cultures with people playing and singing together rather than watching others perform. In American culture, folk music refers to the music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, who popularized and encouraged the lyrical style in the 50's and 60's. Folk music can also describe a particular kind of popular music which is based on traditional folk music. In contemporary times, this kind of folk music is often performed by professional musicians. Folk music is somewhat synonymous with traditional music. Both terms are used semi-interchangeably amongst the general population; however, some musical communities that actively play living folkloric musics (see Irish traditional music and Traditional Filipino music for specific examples), have adopted the term traditional music as a means of distinguishing their music from the popular music called "folk music," especially the post-1960s "singer-songwriter" genre. See also: World Music.
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