William Joseph Folk (July 11, 1927 – April 21, 1976) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 12 games in the National Hockey League...
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folk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Folk or Folks may refer to: Nation People Folklore Folk art Folk dance Folk hero Folk horror Folk music Folk...
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Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk...
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The Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport...
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Folklore (redirect from Folk Culture)
taking actions for folk beliefs, including folk religion, and the forms and rituals of celebrations such as Christmas, weddings, folk dances, and initiation...
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Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It typically combines elements of folk and...
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Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle...
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June 1, 1960, Gerdes Folk City was officially born, with a bill featuring folk singers Carolyn Hester and Logan English. Gerdes Folk City was soon booked...
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Pecos Bill (/ˈpeɪkəs/ PAY-kəs) is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New...
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covered the song "I'm Just a Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock! for the tribute album Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks as "Deluxx Folk Implosion". Though the band attempted...
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1955–1956, ClassicTV.com Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (March 13, 1959), The Billboard, p. 18 Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (August 24, 1959)...
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Bill Morrissey (November 25, 1951 – July 23, 2011) was a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter based in New Hampshire. Morrissey was born in...
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The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Early folk music performers include Woody Guthrie, Lead...
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of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-790-2. Sachs, Bill (May 21, 1955) The Billboard, p. 37 Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (September 22, 1956) The Billboard...
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Nicholas Alexander Folk (born November 5, 1984) is an American professional football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League...
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"Barnacle Bill the Sailor" (Roud 4704) is an American drinking song adapted from "Bollocky Bill the Sailor", a traditional folk song originally titled...
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Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (Folkways Records, 1959) Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs (Folkways Records FA 2328, 1962) Big Bill Broonzy...
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Archive of Folk Culture (originally named The Archive of American Folk Song) was established in 1928 as the first national collection of American folk music...
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The Australian folk singer and songwriter Bill Berry (1934–2019) was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He began singing at an early age, and his sister Marie...
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Jean | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2021. Sachs, Bill "Folk Tunes & Talent" (June 30, 1958), The Billboard, p. 46 "The Porter Wagoner...
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The Corries (redirect from Corrie Folk Trio)
Scottish folk group that emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. The group was a trio from their formation until 1966 when founder Bill Smith...
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"Folk Talent & Tunes" (May 28, 1955), The Billboard, p. 56 Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (October 1, 1955), The Billboard, p. 64 Sachs, Bill "Folk...
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Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (April 14, 1958), The Billboard Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (August 24, 1959), The Billboard Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent...
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William Jennings Cox (August 4, 1897 – December 10, 1968) was an American folk singer known as the "Dixie Songbird", active from 1927 to 1940. Born in Eagle...
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Traditional Folk Music of the Washington DC Area (Institute of Musical Traditions, 1991), "Trying To Live In Time" The 8th Annual World Folk Music Association...
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"Wayfaring Stranger" from the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (available for public use from the State Archives of Florida) Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (documentary...
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Beneath Some Lucky Star (2012) Genzlinger, Neil (January 11, 2022). "Bill Staines, Folk Music Mainstay, Dies at 74". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved...
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Country Music Jubilee Souvenir Picture Album (third edition, 1957) Sachs, Bill "Folk Talent & Tunes" (April 29, 1957), The Billboard, p. 58 Ozark Jubilee Souvenir...
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Queer as Folk is a drama television series that ran from December 3, 2000, to August 7, 2005. The series was produced for Showtime and Showcase by Cowlip...
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barking the number of times instead of actually saying each letter. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 589. The contemporary version generally goes as follows:...
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