folk music

Summary

folk music is a music genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,780 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• folk music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• folk music is a type of music^[4].
• folk music's Commons category is recorded as Folk music^[5].
• folk music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Folk music^[6].
• folk music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1^[7].
• folk music's partially coincident with is recorded as vernacular music^[8].
• folk music's partially coincident with is recorded as traditional folk music^[9].
• folk music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Folk music^[10].
• folk music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Folk^[11].
• folk music's different from is recorded as traditional folk music^[12].
• folk music's different from is recorded as world music^[13].
• folk music's different from is recorded as contemporary folk music^[14].
• folk music's different from is recorded as popular folk music^[15].
• folk music's has list is recorded as list of folk music traditions^[16].
• folk music's practiced by is recorded as folk musician^[17].
• folk music's practiced by is recorded as tambourine player^[18].
• folk music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

folk music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3]. It is a type of music^[4].

Influence

Things named for folk music include folk metal^[20], a music genre^[21], founded in 1991^[22] and neofolk^[23], a music genre^[24], founded in 1980^[25].

Why It Matters

folk music ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,780 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

It has been cited as an influence by folk rock^[28], a music genre^[29], founded in 1964^[30]; Younes Elamine^[31], a poet^[32], b. 1979^[33], of Morocco^[34]; and Startijenn^[35], a musical group^[36].

Entities named for it include folk metal^[20], a music genre^[21], founded in 1991^[22] and neofolk^[23], a music genre^[24], founded in 1980^[25].

FAQs

Who did folk music influence?

folk music has been cited as an influence by folk rock^[28], Younes Elamine^[31], and Startijenn^[35].