What is folk music?
Folk music comprises melodies, words and performance practices transmitted in communities.
Origins, forms and everyday life
A genre is not defined solely by an instrument; weddings, work, mourning and celebration shape performance. Oral transmission and recording technologies interact. One melody can have several versions and interpreters.
Meaning, change and safeguarding
Collections should identify informants, place and date. Modern arrangements do not necessarily end a tradition; credit, consent and labor require separate attention.
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