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Folk Traditions

A definition by Cecil Sharp, the English collector who first systematized the term: folk music is music handed down by oral tradition, varying as it passes...

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A definition by Cecil Sharp, the English collector who first systematized the term: folk music is music handed down by oral tradition, varying as it passes from person to person, with no fixed authoritative version. Key sections include: Folk Traditions; What is folk ?; Appalachian; The Blues; Celtic; Fado; Mariachi; Other living traditions; The revivals; The songbook.

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  1. 01Folk Traditions
  2. 02What is folk ?
  3. 03Appalachian
  4. 04The Blues
  5. 05Celtic
  6. 06Fado
  7. 07Mariachi
  8. 08Other living traditions
  9. 09The revivals
  10. 10The songbook
  11. 11The Smithsonian & the field
  12. 12Folk instruments
  13. 13Watch this performance
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2026-05-15
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