What is folk music to popular music?

Answer 1

The term Folk Music is a term that originated inthe 19th century.Folk music is a term for musical folklore.Folklore was coined in 1846 by the English

antiquarianWilliam Thoms to describe "the traditins,customs,and superstitions of the unculterred class.Folk music is traditional melodies,words,and songs of

the commonpeople that are handed down from one genre to the next.Folk music songs deal with almost every kind of human activity.Folk music often

expresses the character of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation.It's the music of the people.A folk song can express political or religious

beliefs,tell a story ordescribe history,or just provide amusement.Folk music is usually learned by listening rather than by reading the notes or words. The

music is shared from person to person, from place to place, and from generation to generation.

Answer 2

Well folk music was used to scare away evil spirits so all the people did it and people were called folk so there we are!!

Answer 3

"Folk music" in the true sense of the word is "music that is indigenous to a land or a peoples" so cannot be pigeon holed.

Answer 4

Folk typically is a story in song form, many people consider hip hop modern day folk.

Answer 5

Folk sound like Tambourines Guitars