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"Folk music" possibly rides on the definition of "folk", which brings in a lot of diversity if interpreted broadly.

The word "folk" also denotes recognizeable format in the context of commercial broadcasting and streaming of canned music. It basically refers to a locus roughly centered around someone crooning while strumming chords on an acoustic guitar.




> The word "folk" also denotes recognizeable format in the context of commercial broadcasting and streaming of canned music.

That's a very american-centric view you have there.


That isn't what you might call my "view"; I'm just remarking on how it seems that a word happens to be used in a certain culture and context.




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