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WE LOVE FOLK SONGS

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Folk music  includes both traditional  music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century  folk revival . The term originated in the 19th century, but is often applied to music older than that. Some types of folk music are also called  world music .  Traditional folk music  has been defined in several ways: as music  transmitted orally , music with unknown composers, or music performed by  custom  over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and  classical styles . Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called  contemporary folk music  or  folk revival  music to distinguish it from earlier folk forms. Smaller, similar revivals have occurred elsewhere in the world at other times, but the term folk music has typically not been applied to the new music creat