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Country folk

Most Common Instruments Used
Country folk music uses a variety of instruments and objects as instruments. These instruments range from different types of guitar, banjos, harmonicas, accordions, and fiddles. One of the most common and recognized instrument used in Country Folk is the banjo. The banjo has shaped country music in a many different ways, but its routes came from Asia hundreds years before country folk music. It soon merged to Europe and Africa and brought it way to the Americas in early part United States. It was known that slaves brought it over during the late 1700s to early 1800 and it stood in the south ever since. There are also many simple items that are used as instruments in Country Folk, such as table spoons, water or alcohol jugs, and wash boards. These instruments are objects that can be found in any house hold during the mid-1900s. The spoons are used by slapping two spoons together which makes a particular metal clapping sound. The water or alcohol jugs are blown into and the washboards are scraped with a stich or rod which projects a certain common sound. These simple instruments allowed any person to create their own music. As time went on many artists used electric guitars and microphones to project there sounds louder. A well-known guitar mostly scene in country folk music at this time was the Gibson guitar and it’s still one of the greatest well known guitar in country music today. Hank William Sr. was known for performing with a Gibson Guitar and his son also uses one.

The History
Folk music in general dates back to ancient times and it was a form of music to talk about the lifestyle of the common people. Country folk music started to develop in the early 1900s in the United States and is rarely played today. Country folk music is the very beginning of country music and the different styles of country music originated from this style.

The invention of the radio and recording items was a big change for country folk music. These inventions helped artists become well known and it allowed people to hear their music at home or in there auto mobiles. Country folk music was one of the first types of music being played on radios and televisions during the 1900s. Country Folk music was also seen in early times of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tennessee. The Grand Ole Opry is still going today but it’s very rare to hear country folk being played on their station or at their shows. It wasn’t until the late 1950s when it started to die down and rock and roll started to be developed. Rock and roll emerged around the same time as country folk started to decline, in the late 1950’s. Country music after this was influenced by rock and roll and many artists switched their style of singing. One of the most well-known country folk artist was Hank Williams Sr. and he is seen to help change the style of country folk music. Before Hank Williams Sr. country folk music was censored and Hank changed it up when he did rowdy things. Hank William on stage would do something’s unheard of during those times and off stage he would take pills which would lead to his death in his early twenties. Johnny Cash was also known as a hybrid type singer who in his younger years started singing country folk and then later merged into the rock and country era. Johnny Cash would also take major pills and got himself into many fights during his tours, these acts is what persuaded him to write the great songs he is known by today. Such as Folsom Prison, Walk the Line, and The Ring of Fire. In Johnny Cashes early years he is seen to sing slowly in his beat and melody, when rock and roll started to merge he has more upbeat rhythm with more intense singing. Johnny Cash has had an extensive career and he is in the country hall of fame, rock and roll hall of fame, and gospel hall of fame and that’s why he is seen as a hybrid.

Compared to other music
Country folk music is seen as a slow beat and more vocal type of music. As seen in modern country music, the use of the electric guitar and drums are rarely used in country folk music. During the era when country folk music was big there was also jazz which was very different to the style of country folk music. Today we see many different types of country music such as pop country, rock country, rap country and most of these types were originated from the basic country folk music.

Location and people
Country folk music was mostly seen in the south and in small towns all throughout the United States. Jazz during this time was scene in big cities and towns like New York or New Orleans. Country folk music was big in small farm towns and the people who sang it was most likely family members who wanted to entertain themselves. In the small towns there would be nights were people got together and sang at a shows and this would be common. The invention of the radio and recording items helped make these common folks become big and well known. A good example was Woodie Guthrie who started out as a small farmers child and wrote songs as a child and then became big after singing couple songs through the radio. We still see county folk artist today and it’s very rare.

Movies that based around country folk music

 * O Brother Where are Though (2000)
 * Walk the Line (2005)
 * A Coal Miners Daughter (1980)
 * Nashville (1975)

Famous Artists

 * Hank William Sr.
 * Woody Guthrie
 * The Weavers
 * The Carter Family
 * Johnny Cash
 * Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
 * Merle haggard
 * Wayne Hancock