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
But as negotiations began behind closed doors half a kilometre away, all the world's media could do was wait -- and sip on an expertly brewed coffee while listening to live eastern folk music.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Early in “A Mighty Wind,” a folk music historian calls Mitch and Mickey’s first kiss “a superb moment in folk music, and maybe a great moment in the history of humans.”
From Salon • Feb. 5, 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
Although these modern tunes do not fit the traditional definition, they are also called folk music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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