Folk from Around the World
When I sat down to write about one last music culture, I had less of a physical place and more of a musical concept in mind. Folk music has been one of my favorite genres for at least a decade, and I wanted to learn more about what folk means and sounds like in other parts of the world. I hope to find where folk comes from and what subgenres it inspired. The one I know, and the one that sparked my personal interest, is indie-folk. I started listening to Hozier, Iron & Wine, and other artists, and I fell in love. Here is one of the first songs I remember listening to, and if you like it, the album is lovely! On with the learning! Britannica had a fantastic article about the history of this genre. The phrase "folk music" has been used quite loosely until the past few centuries. The term could mean different things depending on geography, culture, and social class. It could refer to musical oral tradition, "the people's music," which was known througho...
