American Folk Music

Megan Mcgarry

WHAT IS FOLK MUSIC?

“All the music that fits between the cracks.”- Mike Seeger

GENRES:Cajun

Bluegrass

Polka

Spirituals

Blues

+ many, MANY more

A RICH HISTORY FULL OF TRADITION

European Settlers

African Slaves

I S O L A T I O N

WHAT ABOUT MUSIC FOR THESE

PEOPLE?

INFORMAL LEARNING

New vocabulary word:

The Telephone Game

Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

FRANK BLEVINS AND HIS TAR HEEL RATTLERS

SIMILAR?

DIFFERENT?SKILLET LICKERS

FRANK BLEVINS

Mike Seeger John CohenTom Paley

The New Lost City Ramblers

WHAT DID YOU

HEAR?

Tommy Jarrell

Susanna Gal?

Rayna Gellert

Built to Spill

FINAL THOUGHTS

American Folk Music