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Country , Folk and Hillbilly

Country , Folk and Hillbilly. Maris Matikainen 11.form. Country. Southern United States in the 1920s American popular music roots from southeastern American folk music, Western cowboy . consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms .

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Country , Folk and Hillbilly

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  1. Country, Folk and Hillbilly Maris Matikainen 11.form

  2. Country • Southern United States in the 1920s • Americanpopularmusic • roots from southeastern American folk music, Western cowboy. • consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms. • banjoes, dulcimer, electric and acoustic guitars, fiddles, and harmonicas.

  3. BanjoesDulcimer Fiddles Harmonicas

  4. 1920s • JimmieRodgers • hisrhythmicyodeling. • superstars and pioneers. • VernonDalhart • Thefirstcountrysingertohave a nationwidehit. • “Wreckoftheold ‘ 97” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JSuFZxOrJM

  5. SamanthaBumgarner and Eva Davis • Becamethefirstfemalemusicians • Guitarist • A dozensongs

  6. 1930s • Roy Acuff • “King ofCountryMusic” • Bob Wills • In 1935, drumswereadded. • Electricquitar

  7. Present major artists • Georg Strait • Tim McGraw • Martina McBride • KeithUrban • CarrieUnderwood • Sugarland • Taylor Swift • LadyAntebellum

  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtfBxUTXRY

  9. Folk • traditional music, growsoutofregion, nation, orethnicgroups. • alsocalledworldmusic • Includesrally and protest songsfor/ againstpoliticalcauses. • Closelyrelatedtolifeactivities • Bridgebetweenpeople and historical eras

  10. Oral tradition • Consideredinformal, aesthetically and musicallyunsophisticated and simple. • Preserved and transmittedbymeansofmemoryinsteadofitbeinglearnedfromprintedmusic.

  11. WoodyGuthrie • Anglo- American folk singer • Thousandsofsongs • “ThisLandisYourLand” • Oftendrewattentiontosocialunjustices and wrongdoings.

  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaI5IRuS2aE

  13. Hillbilly • Acceptabellabel • Knownascountrymusic • Al Hopkins

  14. References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music • http://www.slideshare.net/dianeblackman/country-music-2013739 • http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/missbrittanyadcock-320687-country-music-project-research-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ • http://www.slideworld.com/slideshows.aspx/Folk-Music-ppt-297569

  15. Thankyouforlistening! 

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