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American History PhotosStreet MusiciansBanjo MusicBlue GuitarAmericana MusicMountain MusicMusic InspirationBluegrass MusicDeep South'Picturing The Banjo' Through American HistoryA show in Washington, D.C., features paintings, lithographs and other representations of the banjo. One of America's most endearing musical instruments also played a turbulent role in racial history.293
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Down South: Greenwood RevisitedLast week, the Virginia-based photographer Matt Eich hosted The New Yorker’s Instagram feed from Greenwood, Mississippi, which he has been documenting …915
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Old Question PapersAmerican Folk MusicPete SeegerFolk MusicianDon McleanTraditional SongMusic CultureJoan BaezCommon PeopleWhat is Folk Music? The History of English and American Traditional MusicFolk is the music of the people. Every culture and people, has its own musical traditions, its own history, its own “folk.” Although each culture has its own unique music, what most people think of as folk music is the European tradition, which then traveled across the globe with colonization. Definition of Folk Music Folk Music is generally associated with what one might call the common people, laborers whose songs reflect their lives.6