As with any instrument, recorders require practice and guidance in order to thrive. Thankfully, there are various resources available that can help guide this practice as well as teach its history and how it should be played. Most systems of classification for folk melodies emphasize products and features shared among many repertories, such as contour …
Folk music is an enduring tradition within any culture or region, usually featuring acoustic instruments and English language lyrics. Sometimes folk songs may also carry political messages – like Woody Guthrie’s songs with leftist pro-labor messages. Folk music is a form of music which encourages widespread participation, often found at coffeehouses or bars. North America …
Folk music is an enduring genre that unifies cultures. Through history and into modern society, this powerful form has withstood numerous challenges but continues to shape society today. However, its precise definition remains difficult. Folk songs typically feature narrative-based texts that tell a narrative from events in one culture to the next, often making reference …
Folk music fans alike often gather together at song circles as an informal way of sharing tunes they love – many events offer free entrance. A slim singer was mesmerizing his audience with his multi instrumentalism (guitar, banjo, dulcimer and concertina) and unabashed commitment to folk music politics (in which gender wars, labor laws and …
Folk music has long been used by individuals to both foster cultural identity and shape politics. One prominent figure who used folk music this way is Woody Guthrie, known for writing songs addressing topics like war and civil rights in his songs. Folk music can typically be found being performed using traditional instruments like violins …
Folk music refers to any musical composition created by the people living within a particular region or nation, from Country Blues to Tuvan throat-singing. Genre hallmarks include vibrant imagery and poetic language, narrative structure and storyline development, as well as being mostly acoustic in sound quality without too many loud or harsh instruments. It is …
Folk musicians must find a delicate balance between making political statements and upholding artistic vision in their music. Phil Ochs is well known as being “a singing journalist.” Music has the unique power to bring people together and express ideas both rationally and emotionally, which explains why folk has such an enormous capacity to effect …
Greenwich Village coffee houses were known to serve as an anchor point for iconic folk singers of that era, such as Phil Ochs, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger; this lively scene also provided an avenue for future folk-rockers. At the peak of the folk revival, old guard folkies still believed traditional music would lead America …
Folk Music Korea encompasses an expansive range of styles – pungmul (farmers’ band percussion music) and samulnori (a modern urban staged form), to acoustic guitar folk songs, traditional zithers like the Komun’go zither being some examples. In the 1970s, P’ok’u became synonymous with youth culture and student opposition against Park Chung Hee’s increasing dictatorship. My …
New Zealand folk scene has earned itself a stellar reputation for being open to experimentation and taking an independent approach, evidenced by the country’s dynamic session culture. Contrary to Britain, few New Zealanders have collected songs for publication; an exception being Percy Jones from Australia who obtained a version of The Shanty by the Way …