This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The termfolk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended audience and context within a work. Similarly, the termtraditions in this context does not connote any strictly defined criteria. Music scholars, journalists, audiences, record industry individuals, politicians, nationalists and demagogues may often have occasion to address which fields of folk music are to a distinct group of people and with characteristics undiluted by contact with the music of other peoples; thus, the folk music traditions described herein overlap in varying degrees with each other. Sometimes, folk songs will often be passed down.
^Thelandler and theländler are not the same dance, despite the similarity in name
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 109–112; Krümm, Philippe and Jean-Pierre Rasle, and Jan Fairley, "Music of the Regions" and "A Tale of Celts and Islanders" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 103–113 and 292–297;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine;"Folk music and poetry".Bizkaia.net. RetrievedApril 20, 2006.;Hobgoblin Info Source;"TAP Program Notes".Traditional Arts Program. Archived fromthe original on November 30, 2005. RetrievedApril 20, 2006.;"What is the Txistu?".Txistulari.com. Archived fromthe original on December 25, 2005. RetrievedApril 20, 2006."Txalaparta".Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. RetrievedApril 20, 2006.;Murua, Angel (1993). "Folklore and Traditions".The Basque Country, Come and then pass the word (2nd ed.). Gobierno Vasco, Departamento de Comercio, Consuma, y Turismo. Viceconsejeria de Turismo. Retrieved2006-04-17.
^Burton, Kim. "Sad Songs of Sarajevo".Rough Guide to World Music. pp. 31–35.
^Slobin, Mark. "Europe/Peasant Music-Cultures of Eastern Europe".Worlds of Music. pp. 167–207.
^"Art".Bosnians, Their History and Culture. Archived fromthe original on February 16, 2006. RetrievedApril 20, 2006.
^Thenovokomponovana narodna muzika style is clearly not folk music in a scholarly sense, but may be more loosely termedtraditional
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, p. 84; Burton, Kim, "The Mystery Voice", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 36–45; Slobin, Mark, "Europe/Peasant Music-Cultures of Eastern Europe" inWorlds of Music, pp. 167–207;Vollan, Ståle Tvete (1999).Bulgarsk folkemusikk – musikktradisjon og feltarbeid (MA thesis) (in Norwegian). Norwegian University of Science and Technology.;"May It Fill Your Soul".Central Europe Review. RetrievedApril 19, 2006.;"Bulgarian Folk Instruments".Lark in the Morning: A World of Music. RetrievedApril 19, 2006.;"Bulgarian dances".Eliznik Romania. RetrievedApril 19, 2006.;"Kopanica (Sopluk & Trakia, Bulgaria)".Dunav. Archived fromthe original on April 13, 2006. RetrievedApril 19, 2006.
^Catalan folk music can be taken to not include themusic of the Balearic Islands; however, for the purposes of this list, the islands are included with Catalonia; Krümm, Philippe and Jean-Pierre Rasle, and Jan Fairley, "Music of the Regions" and "A Tale of Celts and Islanders" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 103–113 and 292–297;Stanley Sadie, ed. (1980). "Spain".The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 20. London: Macmillan Publishers.ISBN978-1-56159-174-9.;Hobgoblin Info Source;"Report and Projects: Music in the Balearic and Pityusan Islands".Judith R.Cohen, Esperança Bonet Roig and Manel Frau. Archived fromthe original on August 30, 2006. RetrievedApril 23, 2006.;"For Culture Lovers".FEVA. Archived fromthe original on November 15, 2004. RetrievedSeptember 28, 2005.
^Ritchie, p. 48; ; Sawyer, pp. 16–17;"Cornish Music".Real Cornwall. Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2006. RetrievedMay 1, 2006.
^Burton, Kim, "Sad Songs of Sarajevo" and "Toe Tapping Tamburicas", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 31–35 and 46–48;"Present".Folk Ensemble Filip Devic. Archived fromthe original on February 3, 2006. RetrievedMay 5, 2006.;"The Moreska Dance".Korčula.net. RetrievedMay 6, 2006.;"Croatia: A Diverse Culture".Footnotes (59). October 2000. Archived fromthe original on 2006-02-18. Retrieved2006-05-06.
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, p. 91; Plocek, Jiri, "East Meets West", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 49–57;"Folk Music".MSN Encarta. Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2009. RetrievedJune 13, 2006.
^Cronshaw, Andrew, "A New Pulse for the Pols", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 58–63
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Bloemendaal, Wim, "Tilting at Windmills" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 207–210; Kinney, pp. 156–163
^Nettl notes thatbroadside ballads were primarily a form of popular music, but that many such ballads entered the folk repertoire.
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Cronshaw, "Singing Revolutions", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 16–24
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Cronshaw, Andrew, "A New Pulse for the Pols", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 58–63
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75, 87; Cronshaw, Andrew, "New Runes", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 91–102
^abRans, Paul, "Flemish, Walloon and Global Fusion", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 25–30
^Bloemendaal, Wim, "Tilting at Windmills" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 207–210
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 102–106; Krümm, Philippe and Jean-Pierre Rasle, and Alessio Surian, "Music of the Regions" and "Tenores and Tarantellas" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 103–113 and 189–201; Kinney, pp. 156–163
^Ritchie, pp. 51, 76; Jan Fairley, "A Tale of Celts and Islanders" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 292–297; Sawyer, pp. 5, 19;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75, 80; Hunt, Ken, "Kraut Kaunterblast" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 114–125; Kinney, pp. 156–163
^Manuel,Popular Musics, pp. 127–132; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, p. 92; Dubin, Marc and George Pissalidhes, "Songs of the Near East" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 126–142
^Bohlman, p. 199; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Broughton, Simon, "A Musical Mother Tongue" and "Taraf Traditions"in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 159–167 and 237–247; Slobin, Mark, "Europe/Peasant Music-Cultures of Eastern Europe" inWorlds of Music, pp. 167–207; Kinney, pp. 190–192;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Cronshaw, Andrew, "Waiting for the Thaw" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 168–169
^Ritchie, pp. 15–17, 32–33, 60, 67, 72, 74–75, 77, 80–81; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; O'Connor, Nuala, "Dancing at the Virtual Crossroads" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 170–188; Kinney, pp. 156–163; Sawyer, pp. 5, 7–10, 36–37, 55–56, 101–105, 111–112, 117–121, 172–176, 232–233
^Thebouzouki is a relatively recent import that is often considered to not be a traditional instrument. O'Connor, however, acknowledges that though "it might seem odd", thebouzouki has "taken firm root" in traditional music.
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 106–109; Krümm, Philippe and Jean-Pierre Rasle, and Alessio Surian, "Music of the Regions" and "Tenores and Tarantellas" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 103–113 and 189–201; Kinney, pp. 156–163;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^abCronshaw, "Singing Revolutions", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 16–24
^Manuel,Popular Musics, pp. 137–139; Burton, Kim, "Tricky Rhythms" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 202–206
^abBurton, Kim, "Balkan Beats" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 273–276
^Bohlman, p. 210; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Cronshaw, Andrew, "Fjords and Fiddles" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 211–218; Sawyers, pp. 79–81;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 91–92; Broughton, Simon, "Hanging on in the Highlands" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 219–224; Kinney, pp. 190–191;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Manuel,Popular Musics, p. 115; Cronshaw, Andrew and Paul Vernon, "Traditional Riches, Fate and Revolution" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 225–236
^Manuel,Popular Musics, pp. 121, 165; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 115–116; Plocek, Jiri, "East Meets West", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 49–57; Broughton, Simon, "Kings and Queens of the Road" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 146–158; Kinney, pp. 121–155;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Broughton, Simon, "Taraf Traditions" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 237–247; Slobin, Mark, "Europe/Peasant Music-Cultures of Eastern Europe" inWorlds of Music, pp. 167–207
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, p. 87; Broughton, Simon and Tatiana Didenko, "Music of the People" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 248–254; Slobin, Mark, "Europe/Peasant Music-Cultures of Eastern Europe" inWorlds of Music, pp. 167–207
^Cronshaw, Andrew, "Joiks of the Tundra" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 255–260
^Ritchie, pp. 15–16, 18, 38–39, 40–41, 62, 66, 71–73, 80; Heywood, Pete and Colin Irwin, "From Strathspeys to Acid Croft" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 261–272; Kinney, pp. 156–163; Sawyer, pp. 5, 10–13, 36–37, 39, 80–82, 88–101, 113–116, 121–126, 131–133, 146, 162–164, 202
^"Burton, Kim, "Sad Songs of Sarajevo", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 31–35; Burton, Kim, "Balkan Beats" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 273–276; Kinney, pp. 189–190".
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, p. 91; Plocek, Jiri, "East Meets West", in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 49–57
^Burton, Kim, "The Sound of Austro-Slavs" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 277–278
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 113–117; Cronshaw, Andrew and Paul Vernon, and Jan Fairley, "Traditional Riches, Fate and Revolution" and "A Tale of Celts and Islanders" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 225–236 and 292–297; Kinney, pp. 121–155; McKinney and Anderson, pp. 614–616;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Bohlman, p. 210; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Cronshaw, Andrew, "Fjords and Fiddles" and "A Devil of a Polska" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 211–218 and 298–307; Kinney, pp. 156–163;World Music CentralArchived 2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine
^Hunt, Ken, "Kraut Kaunterblast" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 114–125; Kinney, pp. 156–163
^Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, p. 87; Kochan, Alexs and Julian Kytasty, "The Bandura Played On" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 308–312
^Ritchie, pp. 4, 44–46, 71; Nettl,Folk and Traditional Music, pp. 53–75; Price, William, "Harps, Bards and the Gwerin" in theRough Guide to World Music, pp. 313–319; ; Sawyer, pp. 5, 13–14, 38–39
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