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● Folk​ usic ○ Background ■ Based​ ​on​ ​Appalachia​ olk​ ​ballads ■ Passed​ ​ n​ ​​ ural​ ​tradition ■ Regional​ ​music ■ Expresses​ ​ eliefs​ ​of​ ​a​ ​particular​ ​group ■ Simple​ ​music,​ ​vocal-oriented​ ​music ■ Usually​​ trophi​ orms ■ Accompanied​ ​by​ ​acoustic​ ​string​ ​instruments​ ​(string​ ​band) ■ One​ ​o​ ore​ ​vocalists ○ Woody​ ​ uthrie​ ​(1912-1967) ■ Principal​ ​influence​ ​on​ ​1960’s​ ​folk​ ​singers ■ Songs​ ​about​ ​his​ ​personal​ ​experiences ■ Formed​ ​Almanac​ ​ ingers​ ​with​ ​ eeger,​ ​1940’s ■ Outspoken​ ​political,​ ​social​ ​critic