folk music
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Four times during the course of a nearly three-hour set of 27 songs — that included gospel, rock and Woody Guthrie-inspired American folk music — Springsteen stopped the show and spoke directly to the audience.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Mustafa — the richly baritoned Toronto singer-songwriter whose 2024 LP “Dunya” drew wide praise — has become a significant figure straddling global folk music and activism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
Born in Glasgow into a singing family, he released a number of albums over the years and was among the earliest steel-string players in British folk music.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
The race is now the highlight of the autumn, attracting up to 5,000 spectators to Flumserberg, spending the rest of the day listening to schlager folk music and sampling the Alpine produce.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
In many cultures, pop music has largely replaced folk music as the music that everyone knows.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
