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English folk music

tradition-based music originating in England
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Summary

English folk music is a music by ethnic group[1]. It draws 886 Wikipedia views per month (music by ethnic group category, ranking #12 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: music genre[3]
  • Subclass of: British folk music[4], music of England[5]
  • Commons category: Folk music of England[6]
  • Said to be the same as: English country music[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:English folk music[8]
  • Different from: British folk music[9]

Why It Matters

English folk music is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Folk music of England
    Said to be the same as → English country music
    Imported from → —
    Gran enciclopèdia de la música id → 4962
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: folk-songs-english, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925827|folk songs english (#289925827)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
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