Val Doonican - Val - Contour - Folk
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Price | £4.00 |
Track ListingA1 Danny BoyA2 Song Sung Blue A3 Streets Of London A4 My Elusive Dreams A5 I\'ve Been There A6 Spinning Wheel B1 Amazing Grace B2 It\'s Four In The Morning B3 Wichita Lineman B4 Mister Bojangles B5 Morning Of My Life B6 Morning Has Broken Media Condition » Very Good Plus (VG+) Sleeve Condition » Very Good Plus (VG+) |
Artist | Val Doonican | ||
Title | Val | ||
Label | Contour | ||
Catalogue | 6870 660 | ||
Format | Vinyl Album | ||
Released | 1974 | ||
Genre | Folk |
Other Titles by Val Doonican
• A World Of Love •
Information on the Folk Genre
Folk music is a term for musical folklore. The term, which originated in the 19th century, has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by word of mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. Since the middle of the 20th century, the term has also been used to describe a kind of popular music that is based on traditional music. Fusion genres include folk rock, electric folk, folk metal, and progressive folk music.The post World War 2 folk revival in America and in Britain brought a new meaning to the word. Folk was seen as a musical style, the ethical antithesis of commercial "popular" or "pop" music, while the Victorian appeal of the "Volk" was often regarded with suspicion. The popularity of "contemporary folk" recordings caused the appearance of the category "Folk" in the Grammy Awards of 1959: in 1970 the term was dropped in favour of "Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including Traditional Blues)", while 1987 brought a distinction between "Best Traditional Folk Recording" and "Best Contemporary Folk Recording". The term "folk", by the start of the 21st century, could cover "singer song-writers, such as Donovan and Bob Dylan, who emerged in the 1960s and much more" or perhaps even "a rejection of rigid boundaries, preferring a conception, simply of varying practice within one field, that of 'music'.
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