Folk Music making a ""comeback""

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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 7, 2016 8:13:19 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Nov 7, 2016 8:13:19 GMT -5

Recent newspaper articles cite a resurgence on folk music- but minus the protest and social concerns of the 60's..

I was reminded of my list of off-kilter music gendre definitions.

here is Folk Music

:WARNING! Listening to folk music can be harmful to both your artistic sensibilities and your lifestyle. It can lead to severe bouts of introspection, overwhelming urges to share positive emotions, the debilitating need to hug and be hugged, and the nagging belief that you can somehow fit these warm and gentle feelings into an ABAB rhyme scheme. Need Help? Get yourself a guitar.

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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 7, 2016 11:52:19 GMT -5 CTGull likes this

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I remember way back when Jewel first hit the scene and how popular and big she got for awhile. It was back then that I felt folk music would make a big comeback cuz it had been a long time since that kind of music was anywhere near mainstream.

Now, you hear as much "folk-type" music or style in many genres. From pop, to rock to country etc. I've heard songs coming out of those genres that really are not from any of those genres and cross over into the folk genre.

I think it's great and hope the trend continues and grows!!

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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 7, 2016 15:16:50 GMT -5

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Nov 7, 2016 11:52:19 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

I remember way back when Jewel first hit the scene and how popular and big she got for awhile. It was back then that I felt folk music would make a big comeback cuz it had been a long time since that kind of music was anywhere near mainstream.

Now, you hear as much "folk-type" music or style in many genres. From pop, to rock to country etc. I've heard songs coming out of those genres that really are not from any of those genres and cross over into the folk genre.

I think it's great and hope the trend continues and grows!!

Jewel is country now
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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 7, 2016 17:13:14 GMT -5

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Nov 7, 2016 15:16:50 GMT -5 RobertW said:

Nov 7, 2016 11:52:19 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

I remember way back when Jewel first hit the scene and how popular and big she got for awhile. It was back then that I felt folk music would make a big comeback cuz it had been a long time since that kind of music was anywhere near mainstream.

Now, you hear as much "folk-type" music or style in many genres. From pop, to rock to country etc. I've heard songs coming out of those genres that really are not from any of those genres and cross over into the folk genre.

I think it's great and hope the trend continues and grows!!

Jewel is country now
also a good roaster

Really? Hmm. I gotta get around to checking out some of her new stuff then. Curious to hear how she sounds now that she's ......um.........a little bit country?

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- Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 7, 2016 17:52:56 GMT -5

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Nov 7, 2016 17:13:14 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

Nov 7, 2016 15:16:50 GMT -5 RobertW said:

Jewel is country now
also a good roaster

Really? Hmm. I gotta get around to checking out some of her new stuff then. Curious to hear how she sounds now that she's ......um.........a little bit country?

can you handle it

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TonyKgull Global Moderator Posts: 6,425 Location: Ontario, Canada	Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 8, 2016 0:11:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TonyKgull on Nov 8, 2016 0:11:02 GMT -5 RobertW, thanks for posting that. She still works for me. 100% real and she's still got it all if you ask me.
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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 10, 2016 11:57:00 GMT -5 Derick and Stud Muffin like this

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Post by Judson on Nov 10, 2016 11:57:00 GMT -5

Listening to folk music in the early 60s was my first exposure to acoustic guitar. Loved Kingston Trio, early Dylan, and Peter, Paul & Mary, etc. Of course the arrival of The Beatles pretty much washed all that away I didn't really begin to look back to folk until a few years ago as an older adult.

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skycladpaul New Member Posts: 16	Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 12, 2016 9:32:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skycladpaul on Nov 12, 2016 9:32:06 GMT -5 Ani DiFranco could be considered "folk", she puts protest and social concerns in her music.
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Folk Music making a ""comeback"" Nov 12, 2016 9:39:48 GMT -5

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Post by Greg Ballantyne on Nov 12, 2016 9:39:48 GMT -5

Folk music never left my mind for long - perhaps related to the fact I've never owned an electric guitar..... as a younger person I was mostly into American folk, much like Jud described, but in more recent years have been enjoying folk music from a variety sources.

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