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folk, in its truest form, began with the renaissance, as music of the common man was popular. folk, like bob Dylan folk, is more recent to the late 19th century, evolving from the mannerisms of slave and hobo songs.

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Folk Music started all over the world from "common" folk making up song stories. These were memorised and repeated but they sometimes got changes!

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Folk music originated in the 19th century and began to evolve during the 20th century. Folk music is music that is transmitted by mouth and not relied on written music.

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It began when people started singing about events

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It started in medieval times as artists travelled around towns singing for money

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from around the world

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