Appalachian music
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Appalachian music is a traditional American folk style rooted in the rural Appalachian region, known for its ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, and strong influence on later folk and country music.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk music
→
regional music tradition → traditional music genre → |
| associatedWith |
coal mining communities
→
religious revivals → string band traditions → |
| collectionHistory | documented by early 20th-century folklorists → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedInCentury |
18th century
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19th century → |
| hasCharacteristic |
ballad singing
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banjo tunes → call-and-response patterns → close harmony singing → dance-oriented rhythms → fiddle tunes → improvisation → oral tradition → unaccompanied ballads → |
| influenced |
American folk music revival
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surface form:
American folk revival
Americana music NERFINISHED → bluegrass music → country music → |
| influencedBy |
African American musical traditions
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British folk music → Irish traditional music → Native American music → Scottish traditional music → |
| language | English → |
| notableCollector |
Alan Lomax
→
Cecil Sharp → |
| performanceContext |
barn dances
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community festivals → front porch gatherings → religious meetings → |
| region | Appalachia → |
| relatedGenre |
Celtic music
→
blues → gospel → string band music → |
| rootedIn |
mountain communities
→
rural communities → |
| subgenre |
Appalachian balladry
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Appalachian gospel music → Appalachian old-time string band music → old-time music → |
| theme |
coal mining
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historical events → love and loss → murder ballads → religion and spirituality → rural life → work and labor → |
| typicalInstrument |
autoharp
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banjo → dulcimer → fiddle → guitar → mandolin → upright bass → |
| vocalStyle | high lonesome sound → |
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