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Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that. Some types of folk music are also called world music.
Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, or as music with unknown composers. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. One meaning often given is that of old songs, with no known composers; another is music that has been transmitted and evolved by a process of oral transmission or performed by custom over a long period of time.
Starting in the mid-20th century a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk revival music to distinguish it from earlier folk forms. Smaller similar revivals have occurred elsewhere in the world at other times, but the term folk music has typically not been applied to the new music created during those revivals. This type of folk music also includes fusion genres such as folk rock, folk metal, electric folk, and others. While contemporary folk music is a genre generally distinct from traditional folk music, in English it shares the same name, and it often shares the same performers and venues as traditional folk music. Even individual songs may be a blend of the two.
Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, rock and roll and standards) and for her social activism.
Collins' debut album A Maid of Constant Sorrow was released in 1961, but it was her cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, that gave Collins international prominence. The single hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. She enjoyed further success with her covers of "Someday Soon", "Chelsea Morning", "Amazing Grace", and "Cook with Honey".
Collins experienced the biggest success of her career with her cover of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from her best-selling 1975 album Judith. The single charted on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and then again in 1977, spending 27 nonconsecutive weeks on the chart and earning Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year.
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. Mitchell's work is highly respected by critics, and she has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres. Rolling Stone has called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". Her lyrics are noted for their developed poetics, addressing social and environmental ideals alongside personal feelings of romantic longing, confusion, disillusion, and joy.
Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto. In 1965, she moved to the United States and began touring. Some of her original songs ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now", "The Circle Game") were covered by folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her debut album in 1968. Settling in Southern California, Mitchell, with popular songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock", helped define an era and a generation. Her 1971 recording Blue was rated the 30th best album ever made in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Mitchell switched labels and began moving toward jazz rhythms by way of lush pop textures on 1974's Court and Spark, her best-selling LP, featuring the radio hits "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris".
Joan Baez (/ˈbaɪ.ɛz/ (|'baɛs| in Am. Spanish), born January 9, 1941 as Joan Chandos Baez) is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist whose contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest or social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 55 years, releasing over 30 albums. Fluent in Spanish as well as in English, she has also recorded songs in at least six other languages. She is regarded as a folk singer, although her music has diversified since the counterculture days of the 1960s and now encompasses everything from folk rock and pop to country and gospel music. Although a songwriter herself, Baez generally interprets other composers' work, having recorded songs by the Allman Brothers Band, the Beatles, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Violeta Parra, The Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and many others. In recent years, she has found success interpreting songs of modern songwriters such as Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Steve Earle and Natalie Merchant. Her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues.
A folksinger or folk singer is a person who sings folk music.
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Plot: Leon, Sagar and Irfan are friends in 9th std. at Sainik School, Kazhakootam. They dream of becoming a writer, a director and a camera man respectively. They dream of making a cinema - MARCHING AHEAD. It takes 14 years and the death of their friend Harshan to bring them together and to make MARCHING AHEAD.
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Keywords: 1960s, african-american, asian-gang, baldness, bare-butt, based-on-novel, blacks-versus-italians, bob-dylan, bronx-new-york-city, cheerleaderFolk Singer is the fourth album by Muddy Waters, released April 1964 on Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. The record is Waters' only all-acoustic album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Singer
Ashraf Litti with his two beatles. Live in Karote, nr Khambi, nr Jhelum in Punjab, Pakistan. Winter 2010. This song is about cruel love and dedication. I think,
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They're the musical prophets of their times. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Folk Musicians. Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=watchmojo Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo Suggestion Tool►►http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Channel Page►►http://www.youtube.com/watchmojo For this list, we're focusing on singers based primarily in the genre of folk music. This means that someone like John Denver did not make the cut, as he was more of country singer than a traditional folk artist. Special thanks to our users jkellis, Jack FS, abiyi, MattElmen, MattElmen, Victor Hernandez and Forrest Stutts for submitting the idea on our Interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.c...
A traditional singing group from Rajasthan, Fakira Group, performs a heart touching folk song 'Kesariya Balama'. The best in what they do is what they presented and made it to the next round. X FACTOR INDIA -- is the big daddy of all music shows in scale and size. With versions in 24 countries and a unique format that gives contestants the chance to showcase their talent regardless of the age. A singing show with a unique format that gives everyone a chance to showcase their talent. Open to all citizens of India over the age of 16, the auditions will be divided into 3 categories, viz. 16-25 years, 25 & above and individual groups. Participants that make through the final selection will then be divided into three groups with each group headed by a mentor. Of this lot, the top 12 will be se...
Peter,Paul & Mary Early Morning Rain Judy Collins Turn,Turn,Turn Joan Baez Sweet Sir Galahad (Big Sur Folk Festival) Joni Mitchell Chelsea Morning.
Kate Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene. In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize. Rusby was born into a family of musicians in 1973 in Sheffield, England. After learning to play the guitar, the fiddle, and the piano, as well as to sing, she played in many local folk festivals as a child and adolescent, before joining (and becoming the lead vocalist of) the all-fe...
Folk Singer is the fourth album by Muddy Waters, released April 1964 on Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. The record is Waters' only all-acoustic album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Singer
Ashraf Litti with his two beatles. Live in Karote, nr Khambi, nr Jhelum in Punjab, Pakistan. Winter 2010. This song is about cruel love and dedication. I think,
Subscribe to our channel at http://goo.gl/zLgLZf duckU Records Presents, Song : Chambe Di Booti Singer : Sain Zahoor Lyrics : S M Sadiq Subscribe to our channel at http://goo.gl/zLgLZf Keywords: naat, naat sharif, naat 2014, naat 2015, naat sarkaar ki parta hoon mein, naat e rasool, naat by junaid jamshed, naat sharif 2014, naaat e sarkar ki parta hoon main, naat shareef, naat sharif awaiz raza qadri, islamic devotional songs, islamic devotional urdu, muslim songs, muslim songs in hindi, muslim songs in urdu, muslim songs allah, muslim devotional songs, muslim devotional songs hindi, muslim devotional music video and qawwalis, sufi songs, sufi songs hindi, sufi songs pakistani, sufi songs, sufi music, sufi songs, sufi pakistani songs, sufi pakistani singer, sufi pakistan, sufi pakis...
Peter,Paul & Mary Blowin in the wind Judy Collins In my life Joan Baez It ain't me babe Joni Mitchell Both sides now
They're the musical prophets of their times. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Folk Musicians. Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=watchmojo Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo Suggestion Tool►►http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Channel Page►►http://www.youtube.com/watchmojo For this list, we're focusing on singers based primarily in the genre of folk music. This means that someone like John Denver did not make the cut, as he was more of country singer than a traditional folk artist. Special thanks to our users jkellis, Jack FS, abiyi, MattElmen, MattElmen, Victor Hernandez and Forrest Stutts for submitting the idea on our Interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.c...
A traditional singing group from Rajasthan, Fakira Group, performs a heart touching folk song 'Kesariya Balama'. The best in what they do is what they presented and made it to the next round. X FACTOR INDIA -- is the big daddy of all music shows in scale and size. With versions in 24 countries and a unique format that gives contestants the chance to showcase their talent regardless of the age. A singing show with a unique format that gives everyone a chance to showcase their talent. Open to all citizens of India over the age of 16, the auditions will be divided into 3 categories, viz. 16-25 years, 25 & above and individual groups. Participants that make through the final selection will then be divided into three groups with each group headed by a mentor. Of this lot, the top 12 will be se...
Peter,Paul & Mary Early Morning Rain Judy Collins Turn,Turn,Turn Joan Baez Sweet Sir Galahad (Big Sur Folk Festival) Joni Mitchell Chelsea Morning.
Kate Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene. In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize. Rusby was born into a family of musicians in 1973 in Sheffield, England. After learning to play the guitar, the fiddle, and the piano, as well as to sing, she played in many local folk festivals as a child and adolescent, before joining (and becoming the lead vocalist of) the all-fe...
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As I walk these narrow streets
Where a million passin' feet are before me
With my guitar in my hand
Suddenly I realize nobody knows me
Well, yesterday the motor toots screamed
And cried my name out for a song
Now the streets are empty
And the crowds they go on home
With the rain on my face
There's no place where I belong
And my whole life consists of a story
Of poem at a song
Now the truths I've tried to tell you
Are as distant as the moon
More than hundred years too late
Two hundred years too soon
I'm a child of the sage
Lord's been in the pages of a book
But when I'm dust and clay
Where other people stop and to look
And will they marvel and miracles
And perform into the high size to the spider
Oh, will they take the pages of the book to light of fire?
With the rain on my face