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The Full English. The Full English was a unique nationwide project unlocking hidden treasures of England’s cultural heritage by making over 58,000 original source documents from 12 major folk collectors available to the world via a ground-breaking nationwide digital archive and learning project. The project was led by the English Folk Dance ...
A resource for creative music-making Key Stages 3 & 4. ll EnglishThe Full English was a unique nationwide project unlocking hidden treasures of England’s cultural heritage by making over 58,000 original source documents from 12 major folk collectors available to the world via a ground-breaking nationwide digital archive and learni.
- What Is Folk Music?
- Where Does Folk Music originate?
- What Are Folk Songs About?
- Which Instruments Are Involved in A Folk Group?
- How Do I Get Involved?
- Find A Session Near You
Folk is a term used to describe all sorts of musical, oral and cultural traditions from specific regions and societies around the world. Folk comes from the German word ‘volk’ meaning ‘the people’ and folk music is often thought of as being the music belonging to ‘the people’. It has been historically used as a reflective term to distinguish certai...
It is impossible to say exactly where much of folk music originally came from since it is often defined as existing outside of documentation and the historical record, and is often used to describe certain types of music from regions around the world. However, in the late 19th century there was a movement in collection and documentation of folk mus...
The subject matter ranges from commemorative (the death of Nelson), to rural (cropping hay), and after the industrial revolution also became more urban in topic with a political edge. Common types of song include ballads, lyric songs and sea shanties all of which lend themselves to the narrative storytelling aspect of folk culture. Song structure i...
Typical instrumentation for the folk music traditions of the British Isles commonly involves: voice, violin (known as the fiddle in the folk setting), acoustic guitar, flute, whistle, pipes, accordion, melodeon, mandolin, harmonica, and tenor banjo. However there are many less common ones as well - from percussion instruments like the spoons, the b...
Folk is often played in groups, though not necessarily as a band. It is common practice to join a ‘session’ in a friendly public environment such as a pub or community centre.
English Folk Dance & Song Society (EFDSS) Visit website TMSA - Traditional Music & Song Association (Scotland) Find a session trac - Welsh folk events listing Visit website TradConnect - Traditional sessions in Ireland Visit website We hope you find this Making Music resource useful. If you have any comments or suggestions about the guidance please...
An Introduction to English Sea Songs and ShantiesThis briefing document was commissioned by the British Council as background information for staff and artists participating in the Shifting Sands project (2010-2011), which explored the musical roots of both the UK and the Arabian Gulf, and created new material inspired by their retrospective ...
Folk music, folk songs, and ballads are nested categories of traditional expression: folk songs are folk music that has words, and ballads are folk songs that tell stories. These genres are universal; all people make music, and almost all start with what scholars would call “folk music.”
In China a recent functionalist definition has linked folk music among different ethnic groups to local sexual customs (Yang Mu, 1998). Folk music 3. Folk revivals. New folk music revivals swept through Europe in the last decades of the 20th century, each with their own powerful structuring ethos and complex of musical and social interaction.
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Folk music originated as a form of expression among common people to accompany everyday tasks and celebrations. It used simple melodies, rhythms, and lyrics that could be easily learned and transmitted orally from one generation to the next. Over time, as cultures grew more complex, folk music also became more structured and codified while still reflecting the traditions of local people. Folk ...
