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Folk Music
Folk music is considered as the heart-beat music of the lower classes popularly loved by one and all though most of its composers are unknown. Over ages, folklore has been the music transmitted by mouth. It represents the core culture and roots of a people of a particular region in contrast with commercial and classical styles.
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Why are folk songs distinguished from popular songs?
Folk songs are frequently of lost authorship, are carried on orally- which gives rise to Parodies- in the West there was a cowboy ballad about of all people Brigham Young that seemed to be a parody of the much later Casey Jones! The historian of song- Andrew Lomax has written books about real and fake Western songs. Examples of Folk songs would be John Henry, some of the Confederate songs, such as Dixie and a few others. the genre greatly influenced Country and Western and the dividing line is thin. Folk songs often dealt with tragic outcomes, as to C&W pieces- the joke is is it Country and Western or Coffins and Wakes?
Which type of songs rahat fateh ali khan sings?
Rahat Fateh ali khan is a classical Singer. He generally sings sad and love songs. Slow songs singing is his forte.
How old is the oldest folk song?
In the United States, many date from, or antedate the Civil War. ( Dixie) When Johnny comes marching home...) Some like Yankee Doodle- from the revolution. Oddly few serious patriotic songs from the Revolutionary period survive- it is known that ( Follow the Liberty Tree) from the movie Johnny Tremain was made-up for the occasion, though a Liberty Tree did exist.
Who wrote 'The Ballad of the Boll Weevil?
The song is a traditional blues song, authors unknown. It became well known as a result of Lead Belly's rendition of it as recorded by folklorist Alan Lomax in 1934.
What is Traditional Thailand music with acapela instrumental?
A cappela means there are no instruments, only your voice is used.
Walking through a golden field, a young man goes a deaming, though many riches does it yield, for him they have no meaning. He rises early in the dawn, he walks along the hegderow, on such a lovely splendid mourn, his heart is full of sorrow (as I remember it)
Who were the members of Peter Paul and Mary?
They were: Peter Yarrow, (Noel) Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers.
Frank Chinea-Varela is a famous Cuban-American Mattel graphic designer.
What musical instruments are used in the Irish folk song 'Blow the Candles Out'?
a fiddle is one i no
Salidumay is not a folk dance but is a folk song. It is syllabic and the lines do not end in rhyme but in assonace.
It is a lullaby chant among the natives of the Cordillera mountains, specifically the Kalinga tribe.
Yes. I will tell you a short story of how yodeling saved a mans life. Leslie FLEEBEN FLOBBEN was eating Yodelin' meatballs. He choked he yodeled and it............... UMMMMMMMMMM I DONT KNOW
THE END!
How expensive are Concerter WK585 guitars?
It is quite hard to judge that, being quite a rare instrument, although it was used in the 1960s by folksinger Phil Ochs.
If you got it cheap you may be looking at around $800 (around £500)
Example of Filipino folk song in different occasions?
example of wedding folk song in the philippines
they are created to describe how do people live in that certain place ... ;') .+blackangel+.
Is the Sigh No More Limited Edition Digipak by Mumford and Sons worth the extra money?
yes, its acee, also its limited edition, so you might aswell buy it. i did and i watch it everyday, it never gets old :3
I have been looking for them for years. I also went to Gatlinburg with family and in spite of all there was to do in the town, the best part of the trip for all of us (ages: 8 - 40) was the Town Criers show.
How many fruits mentioned in Bahay Kubo song?
Talong, sigarilyas, mani, sitaw, bataw, patani, patola, upo, kalabasa, kamatis, linga
