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Folk music is one of the major divisions of music, now often divided into traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. There are many styles of folk music, all of which can be classified into various traditions, generally based around some combination of ethnic, religious, tribal, political or geographic boundaries.
- List of North American folk music traditions - Wikipedia
This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles,...
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Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as...
- List of European folk music traditions - Wikipedia
List of European folk music traditions. This is a list of...
- List of Oceanic and Australian folk music traditions - Wikipedia
This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles,...
- List of North American folk music traditions - Wikipedia
2 days ago · folk music, type of traditional and generally rural music that originally was passed down through families and other small social groups. Typically, folk music, like folk literature, lives in oral tradition; it is learned through hearing rather than reading.
(February 2024) These traditions may coincide entirely, partially or not at all with geographic, political, linguistic or cultural boundaries.
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