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Meanings of folk revival in English

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Music genre.

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Examples for "contemporary folk music"
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It is contemporary folk music in often gentle tones but with darker social commentary.
Reuters
Usage of folk revival in English
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Brady's traditional voice was arguably the finest male voice of the folk revival.
The Irish Times
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Together they are credited with laying the foundations of the British folk revival.
Radio NZ
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From the late 50s, the folk revival regularly gave rise to tensions and splits.
The Guardian
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Waterson and Carthy have been leading figures of the folk revival since the early 1960s.
The Guardian
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Photo: Supplied Together they are credited with laying the foundations of the British folk revival.
Radio NZ
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The group became one of the most popular, respected and influential of the folk revival.
The Guardian
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He moved to New York City and became active in the folk revival movement in the 1950s.
Reuters
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But there was also a folk revival happening around the UK, US, and Australasia at the time.
Radio NZ
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When they talk about the purists that sniff at the most recent folk revival, they are also unforgiving.
The Guardian
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Legend has it that one act of rebellion heralded the end of the folk revival and the birth of rock.
The Guardian
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The Kingston Trio, best known for "Tom Dooley," helped pave the way for the folk revival of the 1960s.
Reuters
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The Kingston Trio, best known for "Tom Dooley," helped lay the groundwork for the folk revival of the 1960s.
Reuters
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Then Furry Lewis -atwhose funeral he played-andBukka White and others were being brought out to play via the folk revival.
Life
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Finding himself in the vanguard of the folk revival -on both sides of the Atlantic -was the epitome of good fortune.
The Irish Times
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Best known today as the man who wrote Dirty Old Town, the singer and songwriter was a leftwing firebrand who instigated the 60s folk revival.
The Guardian