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Is folk music always serious?

A common misconception is that all Folk music is serious, but it just isn't so. The topics folk singers like to write about range from traveling and love to whiskey and cigarettes, political protest, narrative stories, and even absolute nonsense

Is Folk music always acoustic?

Many people assume all Folk music is acoustic, but that's not so. Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, and since then, a whole movement of folk-rock has emerged; which is to say nothing of alt.country and other variations.

What is Folk music?

Answers to questions frequently posed about folk music, starting with the most important question - What is folk music, after all?